Lyrical Ballads, 1798

A landmark collection of poetry that signaled the beginning of the Romantic movement in literature. The volume includes works by both Wordsworth and Coleridge, including such famous poems as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Tintern Abbey. The poems in Lyrical Ballads are notable for their focus on everyday life, rural landscapes, and the inner experiences of the human soul. They represent a departure from the more formal and stylized verse of the preceding era, and paved the way for the rich and varied poetic traditions of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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