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Im, Bora. “William Wordsworth and S. T. Coleridge in the Newspaper War.” Studies in English Language & Literature 43.2 (2017): 245-263. 1802 was the year when newspaper war broke out between Britain and France; Napoleon banned all British newspapers from France, while the British press replied to the attack from French newspapers with strong words. To explore the historical event I want to read William Wordsworth’s sonnets composed in 1802: “I Grieved for Buonaparté,” “I Grieved for Buonaparté,” and “Calais, August, 1802.” I hope my discussion will find out how Wordsworth supported Britain's war effort by publishing those patriotic sonnets, which are filled with Francophobia. My reading of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's essay, “Comparison” will facilitate the understanding of Wordsworth's sonnets mentioned above. In “Comparison” Coleridge showed his patriotism by criticizing the present state of France and praising the British constitution. (Chonbuk National University)