Francis Jeffrey, is known for his critical view of the Romantic poets, including William Wordsworth, Robert Southey, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Jeffrey, a prominent Scottish judge and editor, was a leading critic in the early 19th century and played a significant role in the Edinburgh Review, a critical journal that often expressed skepticism about the Romantic movement.
Jeffrey criticized these poets for what he perceived as their deviation from classical poetic standards and their innovative, and sometimes controversial, approaches to poetry and criticism. His notable disdain for their work led him to describe them as a "sect of poets" and "dissenters from the established systems in poetry and criticism," reflecting his view that they posed a challenge to traditional literary values.
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