Question

The "Preface to Lyrical Ballads" was added in which edition?

• A. 1798
• B. 1800
• C. 1805
• D. 1815

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 1800

• The Preface to Lyrical Ballads was added to the second edition of Lyrical Ballads, published in 1800. The essay was written by William Wordsworth. 

• Lyrical Ballads is a collection of poems by Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The first edition was published in 1798. The second edition was published in 1800, and included the Preface to Lyrical Ballads. The third edition was published in 1802, and included a greatly expanded version of the preface.

• The Preface to Lyrical Ballads is considered a manifesto of the Romantic movement in English literature.

• It outlines Wordsworth's poetic principles and defends his unconventional approach to poetry.

• The preface emphasizes the role of emotions, nature, and common people in poetry.