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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?
The essay (Preface to Lyrical Ballads) which was written by Wordsworth
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?
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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.
