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ALLAHABAD, INDIA, April 21, 2003: Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Byron, Blake, Southey and Walter Scott were influenced by the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita, according to a 20-year study undertaken by a scholar of English Literature. “Bhagavad Gita and the English Romantic Movement, a Study in Influence,” authored by Dr. Krishan Gopal Srivastava and published by Macmillan India, is receiving rave reviews. It has already sold more than 500 copies following its release last year. The book presents evidence linking romantic poetry with the Gita. Many obscure passages of romantic poets become clear when understood in the light of the Gita. The concept of rebirth, karma, universal soul, immortality and incarnation make the fascination of romantic poets with the Gita apparent. The book establishes that all the great romantics like Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley and Keats had not only read Wilkins Gita, but imbibed its spirit, which found creative expression in their great poems.

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