Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry vs Lyrical Ballads: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poésie anglaise, Histoire et critique, English poetry, History and criticism, Poetry
Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry
Originally published in 1949, this title was written in order to help establish a better understanding of the ‘stock diction’ of eighteenth-century English poetry, and, in particular, of the diction commonly used in the…
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Lyrical Ballads
Twenty-three poems that transformed English poetry. Wordsworth and Coleridge composed this powerful selection of poetry during their youthful and intimate friendship. Reproducing the first edition of 1798, this edition…
The verdict
- Lyrical Ballads is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry | Lyrical Ballads | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (440) |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry | Lyrical Ballads | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 440 |
| Editions | 11 | 73 |
| Citations | — | 94 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 14224 |
| Written reviews | — | 440 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 4140 |
| Pages | 476 | 210 |