Publisher's Synopsis
Against the background of major changes, in society, politics, education and literature the author charts the personal lives of Wordsworth and Coleridge and traces the growth of their ideas.;It also offers insights into other romantic writers - Southey, de Quincy, Lamb, Hazlott, Byron and Keats. The author also wrote "The Virgin in the Garden", "Still Life", "Sugar and Other Stories" and "Possession".
