| The Penguin Book of Romantic Poetry Contributor(s): Wordsworth, Jonathan (Editor), Wordsworth, Jonathan (Introduction by), Wordsworth, Jessica (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0140435689 ISBN-13: 9780140435689 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2006 Annotation: An acclaimed anthology celebrating the creative flowering of the English Romantic period The Romanticism that emerged after the American and French revolutions of 1776 and 1789 represented a new flowering of the imagination and the spirit, and a celebration of the soul of humanity with its capacity for love. This extraordinary collection sets the acknowledged genius of poems such as Blakes The Tyger, Coleridges Kubla Khan, and Shelleys Ozymandias alongside verse from less well known figures and women poets such as Charlotte Smith and Mary Robinson. We also see familiar poets in an unaccustomed light, as Blake, Wordsworth, and Shelley demonstrate their comic skills, while Coleridge, Keats, and Clare explore the Gothic and surreal. An absolutely fascinating selectionnotable for its women poets, its intriguing thematic categories, and its helpful mini-biographies. "Richard Holmes" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Reference - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.708 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 7.8" W x 5.2" (1.55 lbs) 1056 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Romanticism that emerged after the American and French revolutions of 1776 and 1789 represented a new flowering of the imagination and the spirit, and a celebration of the soul of humanity with its capacity for love. This extraordinary collection sets the acknowledged genius of poems such as Blake's 'Tyger', Coleridge's 'Khubla Khan' and Shelley's 'Ozymandias' alongside verse from less familiar figures and women poets such as Charlotte Smith and Mary Robinson. We also see familiar poets in an unaccustomed light, as Blake, Wordsworth and Shelley demonstrate their comic skills, while Coleridge, Keats and Clare explore the Gothic and surreal. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |