Easily adaptable as both an anthology and an insightful guide to reading and understanding Romantic Poetry, this text discusses the important elements in the works from poets such as Smith, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Barbauld, Byron, Shelley, Hemans, Keats and Landon.



Offers a thorough examination of the essential elements of Romantic Poetry

Highly selective, the text examines each of its poems in great detail

Discusses theme, genre, structure, rhyme, form, imagery, and poetic influence

Helpful head notes and annotations provide relevant contextual information and in-depth commentary