Literature of the Romantic Period: A Bibliographical Guide - Couverture souple

O'Neill, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0198711212 ISBN 13 : 9780198711216

Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1997

Synopsis

This text aims to provide a selective, critical guide to the best and the typical in scholarship and criticism on literature of the Romantic period, 1780-1830. A list of references is provided at the end of each chapter, and there are individual chapters on the main poets and novelists of the period, as well as chapters on women poets, women novelists, male poets, political prose and essayists. The introduction surveys general studies of the period. Through its interacting perspectives, the book aims to offer a valuable resource to students of the period.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book provides a selective, critical guide to the best and the typical in scholarship and criticism directed towards literature of the Romantic period, circa 1780-1830. It includes chapters on the most studied poets of the period: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and Clare. It also contains separate chapters on the fiction (and other writings) of Scott, and the novels of Austen, Mary Shelley, and Peacock. Reflecting recent changes in understanding of the period, there are also chapters on women poets, political prose, essayists, and a range of male poets including Burns, Cowper, and Crabbe. A separate chapter is devoted to women novelists of the period. An introduction surveys general studies of the period and evaluates contributions to debate about the nature of the Romantic. All chapters include a list of references at their ends. Throughout, the impact of literary theory and recent editorial work is taken into account. The book will prove an invaluable resource to students, academics, teachers, and general readers.

Revue de presse

An extensive and current evaluation of valuable research in the field. (Years Work in English Studies)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarendon Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198711212
• ISBN 13: 9780198711216
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 418
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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