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Rich selection of 123 poems by six great English Romantic poets: William Blake (24 poems), William Wordsworth (27 poems), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (10 poems), Lord Byron (16 poems), Percy Bysshe Shelley (24 poems) and John Keats (22 poems). Introduction and brief commentaries on the poets.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #12481 in Books
• Published on: 1996-11-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780486292823
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time by William Blake
Auguries Of Innocence by William Blake
The Book Of Thel by William Blake
The Chimney Sweeper, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
The Clod And The Pebble, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
The Defiled Sanctuary by William Blake
Earth's Answer, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
The Garden Of Love, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
Holy Thursday, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake
The Lamb, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake
The Little Black Boy, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake
London, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
Mock On, Mock On! Voltaire, Rousseau by William Blake
Nurse's Song, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake
A Poison Tree, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
Preludium by William Blake
Proverbs Of Hell by William Blake
The Sick Rose, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
The Smile by William Blake
Song by William Blake
Songs Of Experience: Introduction by William Blake
Songs Of Innocence: Introduction by William Blake
The Sunflower, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
Thel's Motto by William Blake
The Tyger [tiger], Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
When We Two Parted by George Gordon Byron
Christabel: Part 1 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Christabel: Part 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Dejection: An Ode by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Dungeon by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
France: An Ode by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Frost At Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
On A Ruined House In A Romantic Country by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Pains Of Sleep by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 1 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 3 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 4 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 5 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 6 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner: Part 7 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This Lime-tree Bower My Prison by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Eve Of St. Agnes by John Keats
Isabella, Or The Pot Of Basil by John Keats
Italy Sweet Too! by John Keats
Last Sonnet (revised Version) by John Keats
Lines On The Mermaid Tavern by John Keats
Ode On A Grecian Urn by John Keats
Ode On Indolence by John Keats
Ode On Melancholy by John Keats
Ode To A Nightingale by John Keats
Ode To Psyche by John Keats
On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer by John Keats
On Seeing The Elgin Marbles by John Keats
On The Sea by John Keats
Sonnet by John Keats
Sonnet by John Keats
Sonnet by John Keats
Sonnet To Mrs. Reynold's Cat by John Keats
Sonnet: To Homer by John Keats
Sonnet: To Sleep by John Keats
To Autumn by John Keats
To J. H. Reynolds Esq. by John Keats
Arethusa by Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Cloud by Percy Bysshe Shelley
A Dirge by Percy Bysshe Shelley
England In 1819 by Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Flight Of Love by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Hellas; A Lyrical Drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Hymn To Intellectual Beauty by Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Indian Serenade by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ode To The West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Song by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Song To The Men Of England by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Stanzas 1-45 by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Stanzas Written In Dejection, Near Naples by Percy Bysshe Shelley
To - (1) by Percy Bysshe Shelley
To A Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley
To Jane: The Invitation by Percy Bysshe Shelley
To Jane: The Recollection by Percy Bysshe Shelley
To Night by Percy Bysshe Shelley
To The Moon (1) by Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Waning Moon by Percy Bysshe Shelley
With A Guitar, To Jane by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Apparition On The Lake by William Wordsworth
Character Of The Happy Warrior by William Wordsworth
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 by William Wordsworth
Daffodils by William Wordsworth
Ecclesiastical Sonnets: Part 3: 34. Mutability by William Wordsworth
Extempore Effusion Upon The Death Of James Hogg by William Wordsworth
In London, Setpember 1802 by William Wordsworth
Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth
London, 1802 (2) by William Wordsworth
Lucy (1) by William Wordsworth
Lucy (2) by William Wordsworth
Lucy (3) by William Wordsworth
Lucy (4) by William Wordsworth
Lucy Gray; Or, Solitude by William Wordsworth
Nutting by William Wordsworth
Ode To Duty by William Wordsworth
Ode: Intimations Of Immortality From Recollections Of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth
On The Extinction Of The Venetian Republic by William Wordsworth
Perfect Woman by William Wordsworth
'the Prelude': Book Xi, 105-143 by William Wordsworth
The Rainbow [in The Sky] by William Wordsworth
Resolution And Independence by William Wordsworth
The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth
The Sonnet by William Wordsworth
To Toussaint L'ouverture by William Wordsworth
We Are Seven by William Wordsworth
The World; Sonnet by William Wordsworth
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Customer Reviews

A Great Poetry Collection for the Price
Dover Thrift Edition books are known for providing classical literature for a great price, without abridging the material (unless they say so of course). This anthology is no exception. The best poets of the English Romantic period are included, including two of my favorites, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. Blake, Byron, Shelley, and Keats are also represented quite liberally.

Don't expect too much of this anthology outside of the actual poems themselves though. It is a Thrift Edition after all. The paper is strong, but not of the highest quality. There are brief introductions to each of the poets, but no real commentary or notes on the poems themselves. The editor does translate some of the ancient languages that the poets occasionally employ, like Latin and Greek. At the end there is an index of first-lines and titles. Also, I have to say, that these are not "romantic" as modern readers often use the term. "Romantic" refers to an era of art, music, philosophy, and literature where artists and writers allowed their emotions to overflow using a whole host of symbols, creating great works that owed more to the depths of the Imagination than the rational intellect. Coleridge was himself a theologian and philosopher and expressed many of his ideas of Imagination and eternal Symbol in his poems. Overall, this is a good sampling of some of the finest poetry available. Factoring in price and quantity, it is definitely 4 stars.

A pretty good anthology
The price is certainly right. I used this book to teach a high-school poetry class. The selection of Blake is the weakest part of it: the selections from Innocence and Experience aren't ample enough to give a real sense for the book, and exclude some lyrics that I just couldn't do without (e.g. the "Holy Thursday" of Experience). The complete lack of notes (which originally I thought of as a plus :->) led to some unnecessary pain for students -- I remember one attempted close-reading of "The Extinction of the Venetian Republic" which toiled slowly through the poem, dealing with mysteries that wouldn't have been mysterious at all if there had been even a brief note on the political context of the poem.

On the plus side, there is not a bad poem in the whole book: every rift is loaded with ore. And it's an attractive paperback, nicely typeset, comfortable in the hands: it doesn't feel like a cheapo-cheapo book, which you'd rather expect from the price.

Priceless Poetry at a Budget Price
I have had this inexpensive Dover Thrift Edition anthology of English romantic poetry for many years. I keep it on a readily accessible shelf in my office and browse in it for inspiration. It is always a pleasure during a harried and wearying day simply to hold this little volume in my hands.

The book consists of a generous selection of 123 poems from six English romantic poets: William Blake (1757 - 1827); William Wordsworth (1770 -1850); Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834); Lord Byron (1778-1824); Percy Shelly (1792 - 1822); and John Keats (1795 - 1821). The book also includes a short introduction by editor Stanley Appelbaum, who has edited several books in the Dover series, together with a brief sketch of each poet.

For each poet, the selections include both short and long poems. The selections are extensive enough that they go beyond the familiar and will introduce most readers to works that are likely unfamiliar to them. The Blake selections include short poems from both "Songs of Innocence and "Songs of Experience" and other short lyrics. They also include longer works such as the "Proverbs of Hell" from "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." Blake remains my favorite poet, and it is always good to be reminded of him. For example, here is Blake's short poem, "Mock on, mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau", (p. 10) for my own edification and, I hope, to whet the reader's interest.

"Mock on, Mock on Voltaire Rousseau
Mock on Mock on! tis all in vain!
You throw the sand against the wind
And the wind blows it back again

And every sand becomes a Gem
Reflected in the beams divine
Blown back they blind the mocking Eye
But still in Israels paths they shine

The Atoms of Democritus
And Newtons Particles of light
Are sands upon the Red sea shore
Where Israels tents do shine so bright."


The Wordsworth selections include a collection of sonnets, the famous "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey", and selections from "The Prelude". Coleridge's inexhaustible "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is given in full together with "Kubla Khan" and other works. The Byron selections include several short love lyrics, including "She walks in beauty" together with selections from "Don Juan" and "Childe Harold". The Shelley selections include the great sonnet "Ozymandias" and the "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty", "The Cloud" and "Adonais: an Elegy written on the Death of John Keats." Keats himself is represented by his four great odes and by sonnets such as "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" and "Bright Star."

As other Amazon reviewers have observed, this book includes little in the way of background, commentary, or analysis. The volume would not be suitable for scholarly purposes or, probably, for introducing high school or college students to this great poetry. But the Thrift Editions are not designed for these purposes. For readers who want an inexpensive, easy to handle and reasonably large selection of poetry from the English romantics to read from time to time and to refresh their hearts, this volume is ideal.

Robin Friedman