Routledge Tradition and Romanticism: English Poetry Chaucer to Yeats

First published in 1940, this scholarly examination traces the evolution of Romantic literature and poetic philosophy across centuries of English verse. The work explores the writings of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Coleridge, extending through to modernist figures including W. B. Yeats and T. S. Eliot. This volume from Routledge's Library Editions series provides comprehensive analysis of how poets and critics have conceived poetry throughout literary history, examining both the tradition that shaped Romantic thought and the innovations that emerged from the modernist movement. Essential reading for students of literature seeking to understand the historical development of English poetry and the critical movements that defined it.