Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. Preface 9
4. Abbreviations 17
5. 1. The Sentimental Background 21
6. 2. Suffering and Calm in the Early Poetry, 1788-1798 55
7. 3. Excitement and Tranquillity 83
8. 4. The Pleasures of Tragedy, 1798 116
9. 5. Experiments in Pathos: Lyrical Ballads (1798) 147
10. 6. The Union of Tenderness and Imagination: Lyrical Ballads (1800) 181
11. 7. Human Suffering and the Growth of a Poet’s Mind: The Prelude, 1799-1805 235
12. Epilogue 278
13. Index 285