- English Romantic Poetry: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions)

Experience the best poetry ever written at a fair price. You cannot go wrong with this anthology. For all these beautiful poems you get an affordable price. Anybody can become cultivated! You just cannot go wrong!

Some classic poems from old English writers/ poets!!!

For most of my life I have had a passion for poetry. Even though I am not a real fan of English poetry, decided to expand my horizons and read more poetry on this topic. This volume (English Romantic Poetry: An Anthology edited by Stanley Appelbaum) focuses on six poets of the English Romantic era. They include work from William Blake, William wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Gordon, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats. There are numerous wonderful poems in this collection but I also found a few that were just too long and sometimes boring to read. I did like one of the long poems (Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner), but I have always loved the short poem forms best. Some of the long poems in this collection are longer than many short stories I have read. I am sure some poetry lovers enjoy these long never ending poems, but this is not my cup of tea. Nevertheless, there are many beautiful poems in this collection from some of England's most famous poets and that is why I liked it enough to give it 4 stars. In conclusion, if you are an English poetry lover you will probably enjoy this volume. Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy haiku)

English Romantic Poetry: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions) hits all the major Romantic poets, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats and Shelly. If you are like me, and have not read these poets since high school or college, and when you read them you did so apathetically, then this is a book loaded with gems. Stylistically, thematically, and linguistically, these poems are at once familiar and numinous. They are protean forms in the mind and heart, forming shifting, evocative images and scenes. The Dover Editions once sat on a rack near the register of book stores (do they still?) As if these little one or two dollar books were an impulse purchase like a pack of gum. The world has changed a great deal.

Watched “Bright Star” recently and was inspired to grab this book. Very happy with it.

It has a little bit of everything I adore, must have been a fantastic time to be alive.

Good product, arrived in perfect condition.

Very good collection of romantic poetry. I wish there were a few more authors but for the price I am satisfied. Another wish is that the product had footnotes, especially for the longer poems but its a good cheap little intro. Given the price, this was a very good find. The pages are completely intact, and nothing is compromised. Overall, I would recommend this product

A great read for poetry lovers.

Superbe livre pour le cours de littérature britannique, ancien mais non abîmé, il possède un certain charme. Très malléable (idéal pour les étudiants qui mettent beaucoup de notes dedans !! )

Lovely book and great communication from seller.

An excellent and generous selection of poems by the Big Six Romantic poets - Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. Many longer poems are present in full - The Book of Thel by Blake, Wordsworth's Immortality Ode, Colerdge's Ancient Mariner and Christabel, Shelley's Adonais and Keats' Isabella and Eve of St Agnes. Thoroughly recommended.

One of my best purchases ever.