Preface to the Lyrical Ballads - Wikipedia Preface to the Lyrical Ballads The Preface to the Lyrical Ballads is an essay, composed by William Wordsworth, for the second edition ( published in January 1801, and often referred to as the `` 1800 Edition '' ) of the poetry collection Lyrical Ballads, and then greatly expanded in the third edition of 1802. It has come to be seen as a de facto manifesto of the Romantic movement. External links Wikisource has original text related to this article : Preface to The Lyrical Ballads Preface to Lyrical Ballads 1802 Wordsworth biography and works William Wordsworth Topics Early life Lake Poets Lyrical Ballads Preface to the Lyrical Ballads `` Anecdote for Fathers '' `` The Idiot Boy '' `` Lucy Gray '' The Lucy poems `` She dwelt among the untrodden ways '' `` A slumber did my spirit seal '' `` Strange fits of passion have I known '' `` Three years she grew in sun and shower '' The Matthew poems `` Michael, a Pastoral '' `` Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey '' `` We Are Seven '' Later poetry Poems, in Two Volumes Peter Bell The White Doe of Rylstone `` Composed upon Westminster Bridge '' `` Elegiac Stanzas '' `` I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud '' The Lucy poems `` I travelled among unknown men '' `` London, 1802 '' `` Ode : Intimations of Immortality '' `` Resolution and Independence '' `` The Solitary Reaper '' `` The World Is Too Much with Us '' `` Character of the Happy Warrior '' The Recluse The Excursion The Prelude Prose Guide to the Lakes People Samuel Taylor Coleridge Robert Southey Dora Wordsworth ( daughter ) Dorothy Wordsworth ( sister ) Places Alfoxton House Allan Bank Dove Cottage Rydal Mount Wordsworth House This article about a literary essay or essay collection is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This poetry - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Preface_to_the_Lyrical_Ballads&oldid=792900142 '' Categories : Works by William Wordsworth 1800 works British poetry Essays in literary theory 1800s essays Essays about poetry Literature book stubs Essay stubs Poetry stubs Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 29 July 2017, at 13 : 31 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote preface to lyrical ballads 2nd edition
Answer: William Wordsworth