Romantic Writings - Approaching Literature
Romantic Writings - Approaching Literature
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Published:
8 August, 1996
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Description
Romantic Writings is an ideal introduction to the cultural phenomenon of Romanticism - one of the most important European literary movements and the cradle of 'Modern' culture.
Here you will find an accessible introduction to the well-known male Romantic writers - Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. Alongside are chapters dealing with poems by Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, Ann Barbauld, Elizabeth Barrett Browning which challenge the idea that these men are the only Romantic writers. As a further counterpoint the book also includes discussion of two German Romantic short stories by Kleist and Hoffman. Throughout, close-reading of texts is matched by an insistence on reading them in their historical context.
Romantic Writings offers invaluable discussions of issues such as the notion of the Romantic artist; colonialism and the exotic; and the particular situation of women writers and readers.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780415135788 |
| ISBN10 | 0415135788 |
| Number Of Pages | 368 |
| Item Weight | 680 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Romantic Writings is an ideal introduction to a wide range of poetry and prose from the period between about 1780 and 1830...the ideal introduction to a veritable treasury of Western literature.
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