Romantic Tragedies - Parker, Reeve (Professor, Cornell University, New York)

Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley all wrote tragedies in response to the turbulent political and intellectual climate in Britain, during and after the French Revolution. Unveiling the remarkable artistry of these mostly unperformed plays, this book examines the playwrights' hostility to royalist Britain as well as their relations with each other.