Lyrical Ballads (Annotated)

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth. This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective. It is a collection of poems written by William Wordsworth, first published in 1798. This work is generally considered to have marked the beginning of Romanticism in the UK The critical response was weak at first, but later became a milestone historical, which transformed English poetry and literature. Most of the poems in the 1798 edition were composed by Wordsworth; Colerdige contributed only four poems, although they make up about a third of the book due to their length. Among them is one of his best-known works: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner