Biographia literaria vs Literary criticism: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Wordsworth, Criticism, History and criticism, Philosophy, 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 Literary criticism

Literary criticism William Wordsworth · 1905 260 pages · ≈ 4 h 49 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Literary criticism is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Biographia literaria.

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