Lyrical Ballads

<p>In his superb introduction to <em>Lyrical Ballads</em> Michael Mason examines the collection's genesis encouraging the reader to avoid the critical assumptions that exist around the text; his expert annotations elucidate the poems whilst retaining an enthusiasm for what Wordsworth termed their 'strangeness'. This revised publication of Mason's edition includes the complete listing from the final - and most comprehensive - 1805 edition and the celebrated Preface of the 1800 edition effectively a manifesto for the future of poetry. </p>