Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 2612 Wordsworth, William 1770 1850 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1772 1834 Coleridge, S. T. (Samuel Taylor) Lyrical Ballads, With a Few Other Poems (1798) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Jonathan Ingram and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Lyrical Ballads, With a Few Other Poems" by Wordsworth and Coleridge is a collection of poetry from the late 18th century that marks a significant turning point in English literature, being a cornerstone of the Romantic movement. This work primarily explores the lives, emotions, and experiences of common people, employing language accessible to the middle and lower classes, which diverges from the ornate style of earlier poetry. The poets aim to provoke a deeper appreciation of nature and the human condition through their verses. The opening of the collection introduces the intention behind the poems and the methodologies employed by the authors. They express a desire to experiment with conversational language while depicting human emotions in a naturalistic manner. The beginning discusses various poems within the collection, mentioning characters such as the titular Ancient Mariner, who shares harrowing tales of his maritime experiences, and Goody Blake, a poor woman whose actions lead to mysterious consequences. This initial section sets the stage for readers to encounter various narratives that reflect the intertwined relationships between humanity and nature, as well as the complexities of life itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- 18th century PR Text Poetry Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 187820 187914 2024-10-04T11:25:55.240358 2023-10-05T03:35:28.871060 text/html text/html 202128 2021-06-17T15:41:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 61850 2021-06-17T15:43:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182741 2024-10-04T11:26:05.444285 application/epub+zip 182124 2024-10-04T11:25:59.694310 application/epub+zip 146457 2024-10-04T11:25:57.954391 application/epub+zip 389304 2024-10-04T11:26:08.645261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353069 2024-10-04T11:26:03.926285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310572 2022-09-05T04:51:52.690309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153564 153534 2024-10-04T11:25:54.271335 2023-10-05T03:35:27.988076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 153266 2021-06-17T15:43:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 57294 2021-06-17T15:43:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20176 2024-10-04T11:26:08.781265 application/rdf+xml 22327 2024-10-04T11:25:58.577328 image/jpeg 4848 2024-10-04T11:25:58.291334 image/jpeg 160553 2024-10-04T11:25:55.256327 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia