The Painful Poignancy of Desire: An Introduction to Romantic and Postromantic Poetry - Couverture souple

Moscovici, Claudia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761836446 ISBN 13 : 9780761836445

Editeur : University Press of America, 2006

Synopsis

The Painful Poignancy of Desire is an introduction to Romantic and Postromantic poetry. Professor Moscovici's exegesis places an emphasis on passion, which is more than merely a romantic theme; passion is the Romantic ethos. Students of literature often wonder why writings from centuries ago are given seemingly permanent places in the canon, and are studied extensively in an undergraduate setting. The Painful Poignancy of Desire addresses contemporary students' desire to know why older works are relevant, and indeed necessary to their lives and study. By presenting aspects of the Romantic and Postromantic movements in poetry, including her own poetry, Professor Moscovici illustrates that these cultural movements are a significant part of history because they illuminate the origins of an individual's pleasures, sense of beauty, and ultimately, our hope. These movements continue to awaken our emotions, imaginations, sensibilities, and creativity. They offer a wealth of riches in literary and human history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Claudia Moscovici (Ph.D. Brown University) is a visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and the Residential College at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of America
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761836446
• ISBN 13: 9780761836445
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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