Preface to Lyrical Ballads
Preface to Lyrical Ballads Highlights 1. The first edition of Lyrical Ballads (1798) had no preface, but in 1801, Wordsworth added one to explain the purpose and style of the new poems. 2....
Category: Romantic Age
Biographia Literaria
Biographia Literaria By SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Introduction Biographia Literaria, written in twenty-four chapters, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was first published in two volumes in 1817. A later edition, released in 1847, included additional notes...
Characteristics of Romantic Poetry
Romantic Poetry Romantic poetry isn’t just a writing style; it’s a heartfelt rebellion that broke away from the strict logic of the Enlightenment, embracing feelings, imagination, and nature. W. J. Long defines Romanticism in...
Christabel
Christabel Christabel is a Gothic narrative poem about a maiden, Christabel, who encounters a mysterious stranger in the woods and is drawn into a supernatural mystery. Introduction Christabel is an incomplete narrative poem by...
Mysteries of Udolpho
Mysteries of Udolpho About the Author Ann Radcliffe was born as Ann Ward on 9th July 1764 in London, England. She became a famous author of Gothic fiction, a genre that mixes romance and...
Gothic Novel
Gothic Novel A Gothic novel is like a spooky roller coaster ride through dark castles, creepy landscapes, and mysterious secrets, perfect for a thrilling page-turner! Introduction The term ‘Gothic’ comes from the Goths, a...
Romanticism
Romanticism W. J. Long defines Romanticism in the following words: the protest against the bondage of rules, the return to nature and the human heart, the interest in old sagas and mediaeval romances as...
Prose in Romantic Age
Prose in Romantic Age Prose refers to standard writing composed of sentences and paragraphs. It follows the natural flow of speech, using grammatical structures and sentence formats similar to how we talk. Unlike poetry,...