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Poetry of The Romantic Period
Complete PoemsComplete Poems by J Keats
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His 'Odes' are (in my opinion) some of the finest poems ever written and I particularly like 'ode on melancholy' (others differ). This is a nice edition and is easily digestible.
The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics)The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics) by William Blake
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An eccentric genius. Everyone knows 'The Tyger' and the song 'Jerusalem' (from Blake's poem 'Milton') but there are many other shining examples of brilliance in this edition.
The Prelude: or Growth of a Poet's Mind (Text of 1805) (Oxford Standard Authors)The Prelude: or Growth of a Poet's Mind (Text of 1805) (Oxford Standard Authors) by William Wordsworth
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Wordsworth ranks alongside Milton and Shakespeare as one of the greatest english poets and this is why. 'The Prelude' is one of the most important books ever written.
Shelley's Poetry and Prose (Norton Critical Editions)Shelley's Poetry and Prose (Norton Critical Editions) by Donald H Reiman
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Complete poetry of Shelley is hard to find but this is a great edition for students with superb notes and academic essays at the back. Check out 'Hymn to Intellectual Beauty' and 'Promethus Unbound'
Lyrical Ballads (Routledge Classics)Lyrical Ballads (Routledge Classics) by William Wordsworth
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An extremely significant radical collection that changed the face of english literature forever. 'The Thorn' and 'Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey' stick out for me in particular.
The Complete Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Penguin Classics)The Complete Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Penguin Classics) by Samuel Coleridge
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Coleridge is often seen only as Wordsworth's friend but was a genius poet in his own right. I love 'Kubla Khan' and 'This Lime Tree Bower my Prison'
Selected Poems of Lord Byron (Wordsworth Poetry Library)Selected Poems of Lord Byron (Wordsworth Poetry Library) by Lord Byron
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Difficult to find complete editions of Byron's poetry. An exceptionally witty writer and his poems are accesible and very easy to read without diluting their genius. Incls.' Don Juan'
The Collected Poems of William Wordsworth (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library)The Collected Poems of William Wordsworth (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) by William Wordsworth
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I Like Wordsworth a lot and complete editions are very hard to find so I'd thought I'd highlight this one. The print is small and crammed but a very cheap edition!