{"product_id":"9781554811243","title":"Poems, in Two Volumes","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished seven years after William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s popular collection \u003cb\u003eLyrical Ballads\u003c\/b\u003e, Wordsworth’s \u003cb\u003ePoems, in Two Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e shocked readers and drew scornful reviews. \u003cb\u003ePoems\u003c\/b\u003e was a revolutionary challenge to literary taste in revolution-weary times. The poems were perceived as inappropriately personal and egotistical in the attention that the poet pays to “moods of [his own] mind.” The collection is now seen as containing some of the most enduring works of British Romantic poetry, and Wordsworth’s achievement in opening up new worlds of subject matter, emotion, and poetic expression is widely recognized. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Matlak places the initial reaction to \u003cb\u003ePoems\u003c\/b\u003e in its historical context and explains the sea change in critical and popular opinion about these poems. The extensive historical documents place the poems in the context of Wordsworth’s life, contemporary politics, and the literary world of the early nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017638592752,"sku":"9781554811243","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554811243_p0.jpg?v=1763752688","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554811243","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}