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The Romantic Period: The Intellectual & Cultural Context of English Literature 1789-1830 (Longman Literature In English Series)

Door Robin Jarvis

Categorie
Secundair
Boeknummer
#349230-VF38
Titel
The Romantic Period: The Intellectual & Cultural Context of English Literature 1789-1830 (Longman Literature In English Series)
Auteur
Jarvis, Robin
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Pearson Longman
Jaar van uitgave
2004
ISBN10
0582382394
ISBN13
9780582382398
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, 8vo. Longman Literature in English Series.
Samenvatting
The Romantic Period was one of the most exciting periods in English literary history. This book provides a comprehensive account of the intellectual and cultural background to Romantic literature. It looks at: the changing literary marketplace and so-called 'circulation revolution'; the troubled territories of education and family life; and more.

The Romantic Period was one of the most exciting periods in English literary history.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the intellectual and cultural background to Romantic literature. Accessibly written and avoiding theoretical jargon, the author begins with two chapters that establish the broad historical and geographical coordinates of English Romanticism.

The book then goes on to look at:

the changing
... (Lees verder) literary marketplace and so-called `circulation revolution'

the troubled territories of education and family life
crucial developments in the natural sciences, religious controversies and the crisis of Anglicanism
the emergence of a modern historical consciousness
major trends in aesthetics and the visual arts

Also accompanied by a detailed chronology and plentiful suggestions for further reading, this book provides a solid foundation for students to make their own sense of the poetry, fiction and other creative writing that emerged as part of the Romantic literary tradition.

Robin Jarvis is Reader in the Department of English at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

The Romantic Period was one of the most exciting periods in English literary history. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the intellectual and cultural background to Romantic literature. It is accessibly written and avoids theoretical jargon, providing a solid foundation for students to make their own sense of the poetry, fiction and other creative writing that emerged as part of the Romantic literary tradition.
Pagina's
219
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 20,00

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