Biographia literaria vs Essays: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Criticism, English poetry, History and criticism, Poetry, Literature

Cover of Biographia literaria

Biographia literaria Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1817 442 pages · ≈ 8 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Essays

Essays Matthew Arnold · 1865 ★★★★☆ 3.9 380 pages · ≈ 7 h 02 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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