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What are the aspects of Romanticism as expressed in Preface to the Lyrical Ballads in relation to The Ruined Cottage?

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I'm supposed to use the Preface to the Lyrical Ballads to answer the previous question and I am confused what is being asked.

Posted by jwjeep on December 4, 2008 at 2:07 AM and tagged with coleridge, common language, common people, pastoral, preface to the lyrical ballads, romanticism, the ruined cottage, wordsworth

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The most prominent points from the Preface to Lyrical Ballads relevant to Wordsworth's "The Ruined Cottage" are idealization of the country life, the use of common characters and common...

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Posted by kplhardison on June 8, 2010 at 9:18 AM

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