1798, the year of the Lyrical ballads / edited by Richard Cronin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cronin, Richard, 1949-

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Series:

Romanticism in perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. Lyrical ballads.

Wordsworth, William.

Civilization, Modern--18th century.

Civilization, Modern.

Romanticism--England.

Romanticism.

England.

Physical Description:

viii, 259 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Year of the Lyrical ballads

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; London : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

Called the year of the LYRICAL BALLADS, 1798 is significant for its explosionof literary culture. It was a year in which Wordsworth and Coleridge vied forattention with many other writers. The chapters in this book work together todefine a single historical moment that marked the beginning of romanticism inEngland.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

ISBN:

0312215584

OCLC:

38831259