30 review for The Oxford Anthology of English Literature 4: Romantic Poetry & Prose

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   5 out of 5

   Annette – Apr 23, 2019

   Every single great poem of this era is here! And then there's Harold Bloom's commentary - worth reading even without the benefit of the poetry! Every single great poem of this era is here! And then there's Harold Bloom's commentary - worth reading even without the benefit of the poetry!

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   5 out of 5

   J. Alfred – Mar 04, 2013

   My thoughts on the Great Romantic Poets (in chronological order): Blake, at least in his longer works, has to be the least intelligible of any writer in the Western canon from Ezekiel to Eliot. Wordsworth can get dry at times but is generally a pure pleasure to read. Coleridge is downright exciting. Someone has probably made a graphic novel out of The Ancient Mariner. Byron has this tortured sort of intelligence that alternates between real humor and despairing sarcasm-- I think he could fit right My thoughts on the Great Romantic Poets (in chronological order): Blake, at least in his longer works, has to be the least intelligible of any writer in the Western canon from Ezekiel to Eliot. Wordsworth can get dry at times but is generally a pure pleasure to read. Coleridge is downright exciting. Someone has probably made a graphic novel out of The Ancient Mariner. Byron has this tortured sort of intelligence that alternates between real humor and despairing sarcasm-- I think he could fit right into our society without skipping a beat. Shelley takes work to appreciate, but he is as magnificent as a slightly mystical, brilliant humanistic optimist could possibly be. Chesterson said that Keats is the only English poetry who was incapable of writing a bad line. Read "Hyperion," see what you think!

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   5 out of 5

   Edward – Mar 14, 2013

   This book has an excellent collection of Romantic Poetry and excerpts from many important prose documents as well, like Shelley's "A Defence of Poetry." It also has in depth insights from the masterful critics, Bloom and Trilling. For anyone who enjoys Romantic period work, or would like to know more about the predecessors to poets like Whitman and Frost, this book is very much worthwhile. This book has an excellent collection of Romantic Poetry and excerpts from many important prose documents as well, like Shelley's "A Defence of Poetry." It also has in depth insights from the masterful critics, Bloom and Trilling. For anyone who enjoys Romantic period work, or would like to know more about the predecessors to poets like Whitman and Frost, this book is very much worthwhile.

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   5 out of 5

   Ross McKie – Jun 19, 2009

   Has to be open at all times while reading Ross Woodman's, "Sanity, Madness, Transformation: The Psyche in Romanticism." Also-- I knew I had a soul! I just knew it! Has to be open at all times while reading Ross Woodman's, "Sanity, Madness, Transformation: The Psyche in Romanticism." Also-- I knew I had a soul! I just knew it!

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   5 out of 5

   John – Sep 24, 2007

   This is one college textbook that I will always have with me. Has the best poetic work from the likes of Colridge, Wordsworth, Keats, and Shelly as well as commentary and philisophical writings.

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   5 out of 5

   Julie – Dec 29, 2011

   Great poems. Awesome anthology.

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