Lyrical Ballads - 2nd Edition Author:William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Michael Mason The most influential collection of poems ever published - fully edited and annotated and including the famous preface of 1800. —
Lists the table of contents of the four different editions, so that readers can compare what stayed in and what was left out
An appendix compares the same poem from the 1st and 2nd editions, looking at ... more »what changes were made, what they could mean and what they show about Wordsworth's development as a writer
Contains a new Preface by John Mullan
Contains Michael Mason's General Introduction, providing the clearest account of the collection's genesis, while exploring the Coleridge Wordsworth relationship and the influence their collaboration would have on the generations to come