{"product_id":"lyrical-ballads-1","title":"Lyrical Ballads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLyrical Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a unique work of literature. first published in 1798, it marked a radical change in the direction of English Literature. \u003cem\u003eLyrical Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e represented a movement away from the overwrought, highly formal and learned verse of the 18th century and in so doing ushered in a new, more democratic poetic era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the language of the common man and addressing the concerns of the common man, \u003cem\u003eLyrical Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e was the first - and remains the most - truly revolutionary collection of poetry, paving the way for the great Romantic poets - keats, Byron, Shelley et al. - and proving that, while there was no actual revolution on the ground, England could still be the most revolutionary of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLyrical Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e was not a single phenomenon but a sequence of four editions spread over seven years; its appearance in English literature was not a historical moment but a sequence of moments - 1798, 1800, 1802, 1805. This edition - based on the 1805 edition, but looking back on each of the previous publications - shows how this collection developed, how it was refined and added to by the authors. No other edition on the market has such a wealth of key background information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233643975000,"sku":"9781405840606","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781405840606_b99add53-1b62-49e8-88c4-461c667f9e47.jpg?v=1768311045","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/lyrical-ballads-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}