Beschreibung:
The publication of "Lyrical Ballads "by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge marked a radical change in the direction of English Literature. It represented a movement away from the overwrought, highly formal and learned verse of the eighteenth century, and in doing so ushered in a new, more democratic era of poetry. But despite this approach, and the subsequent popularity of poems such as "Tintern Abbey "and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," the collection still presents difficulties, not least because it appeared as four significantly different editions between 1798 and 1805.
General Introduction Authors's Accompanying Statements Lyrical Ballads Arrangements and Classifications Authors' later commment Sources 1798 text of 'Ancient Mariner'