1963 'The Major English Romantic Poets' Softcover Book
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1963 The Major Engligh Romantic Poets Softcover Book. Published by Washington Square Press. Measures 7" by 4". 715 pages. Very good condition. Some yellowing due to age on page ends.
This substantial 1963 anthology, "The Major English Romantic Poets," is a definitive mid-century collection edited by William H. Marshall and published by Washington Square Press. Spanning 715 pages, it offers a deep dive into the foundational works of the five giants of English Romanticism: Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. This edition was prized for providing authoritative texts and critical introductions, making it an essential companion for students and scholars of 19th-century British literature. The lavender cover and classic mid-century typography reflect the scholarly yet accessible publishing style of the early 1960s.
For those curating a Dark Academia library, this volume is an ideal cornerstone. Its impressive thickness and focus on the moody, nature-obsessed, and revolutionary themes of the Romantic era pair perfectly with antique inkwells, dried botanicals, and candlelight. While the pages show the characteristic golden-age yellowing on the edges, the binding remains firm and the text clean, offering a tactile connection to the literary history it preserves. It is a functional piece of reference material that doubles as a sophisticated decorative object for any serious book collector’s shelf.
This item is vintage, over 60 years old.
This substantial 1963 anthology, "The Major English Romantic Poets," is a definitive mid-century collection edited by William H. Marshall and published by Washington Square Press. Spanning 715 pages, it offers a deep dive into the foundational works of the five giants of English Romanticism: Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. This edition was prized for providing authoritative texts and critical introductions, making it an essential companion for students and scholars of 19th-century British literature. The lavender cover and classic mid-century typography reflect the scholarly yet accessible publishing style of the early 1960s.
For those curating a Dark Academia library, this volume is an ideal cornerstone. Its impressive thickness and focus on the moody, nature-obsessed, and revolutionary themes of the Romantic era pair perfectly with antique inkwells, dried botanicals, and candlelight. While the pages show the characteristic golden-age yellowing on the edges, the binding remains firm and the text clean, offering a tactile connection to the literary history it preserves. It is a functional piece of reference material that doubles as a sophisticated decorative object for any serious book collector’s shelf.
This item is vintage, over 60 years old.