First published in 1953. In this critical survey, Professor Hough examines individually the poetry of Gray, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. He sets their work firmly in the context of the major events and preoccupations of the age.

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Preface; 1. Gray 2. Wordsworth and Coleridge 3. Byron 4. Shelley 5. Keats; A Short Bibliography; Index of Works Discussed