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Who were the two authors who published the cooperative volume of poems titled Lyrical Ballads in 1798?
Who were the two authors who published the cooperative volume of poems titled Lyrical Ballads in 1798?
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What functioned as a Manifesto to Romanticism in the volume of Lyrical Ballads?
What functioned as a Manifesto to Romanticism in the volume of Lyrical Ballads?
The essay (Preface to Lyrical Ballads) which was written by Wordsworth
According to Wordsworth, what does he call poetic expressions?
According to Wordsworth, what does he call poetic expressions?
A “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”
According to Wordsworth, what are the three phases that a poet must go through in order to be able to write?
According to Wordsworth, what are the three phases that a poet must go through in order to be able to write?
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How many poems were written by each author in the volume of Lyrical Ballads?
How many poems were written by each author in the volume of Lyrical Ballads?
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Study Notes
Lyrical Ballads (1798)
- The cooperative volume of poems was published by two authors: William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Manifesto to Romanticism
- The Preface to Lyrical Ballads functioned as a Manifesto to Romanticism.
Poetic Expressions
- According to Wordsworth, poetic expressions are called "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings".
Phases of a Poet
- According to Wordsworth, a poet must go through three phases to be able to write:
- Observation and experience of life
- Recollection of emotions in tranquility
- Expression of emotions through poetry
Contribution to Lyrical Ballads
- William Wordsworth contributed 19 poems to the volume of Lyrical Ballads.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge contributed 4 poems to the volume of Lyrical Ballads.
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Test your knowledge of Lyrical Ballads, a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge published in 1798. Learn more about the poets and their works with this quiz.
