Lyrical Ballads
(Author) William WordsworthLyrical Ballads (1798) is a landmark collection of poems that marks the beginning of the English Romantic Movement in literature. Co-written by friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the collection broke away from traditional poetic form. Of the twenty-three poems, Wordsworth penned works such as 'Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey' and 'The Idiot Boy' that use colloquial speech and take the everyday as their theme. The collection also includes Coleridge's greatest poem 'The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere', a supernatural tale of a sailor's voyage.
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth was a British Romantic poet known for his lyrical and nature-themed poetry. His most notable works include "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey," "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," and "Ode: Intimations of Immortality." Wordsworth's literary style focused on the beauty of nature, the importance of individual experience, and the power of the imagination. He is considered a key figure in the Romantic movement and is known for his emphasis on emotion and personal expression in poetry. Wordsworth's impact on literature includes helping to establish Romanticism as a literary genre and influencing future poets with his profound connection to nature and exploration of human emotions. His most famous work, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," also known as "Daffodils," remains an enduring classic in English literature.
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