English Romantic Writers

by David Perkins

When preparing English Romantic Writers, one of the principal considerations was the relevance of the English Romantic writers to our own generation. This book offers a very generous selection from authors who have traditionally held a large place in our consciousness of English Romanticism, but it also includes other figures, especially women, who have been less emphasized in the past. The intellectual discourses of the age concerning governance, politics, and the impact of the French Revolution, gender and the status of women, the nature of nature and of human psychology, and the theory of literature and art are represented in the prose and poetry of writers like Wordsworth, Coleridge, the Shelleys, and Keats. There is also an usually large selection of ancillary materials -- letters, journals, reviews, and reminiscences of the writers.

Genres: Poetry, Literature, Reference, Nonfiction, Anthologies, Classics, 18th Century

1392 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Tala]

I can't count how many times I've lost myself between the pages of this book. I "borrowed" it from my father, a PhD student of English Lit-focusing on the Romantics, when I was very young. I never gave it back.

[Sandra Bassett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has survived several moves and I have re-read it over and over. I adore the Romantic Poets. I even like the hodgepodge way that they have been classified as Romantic Poets when they are such interestingly different writers and they don't always believe in the romance of life.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

From college. I love the English Romantics. My copy is filled with tiny little notes written by me.