The Cambridge Introduction to British Romantic Poetry

by Michael Ferber

Book Overview

The best way to learn about Romantic poetry is to plunge in and read a few Romantic poems. This book guides the new reader through this experience, focusing on canonical authors - Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, Blake and Shelley - whilst also including less familiar figures as well. Each chapter explains the history and development of a genre or sets out an important context for the poetry, with a wealth of practical examples. Michael Ferber...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521154375
• ISBN13: 9780521154376
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"