The Spasmodic Poets: Appraising a Controversial School of Victorian Literature - Couverture souple

Paige, Lori A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1476682968 ISBN 13 : 9781476682969

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2022

Synopsis

Few stories capture the unique interplay of critical theory, mass media and public taste better than the story of the Spasmodics. These earnest, youthful and largely self-educated neo-Romantics hoped to become prophets who would influence literary society on a grand scale. From about 1850 to 1860, the Spasmodics successfully cast a long shadow over virtually every serious discussion of Victorian poetry. Many mid-nineteenth-century writers, including Tennyson, both Brownings and Matthew Arnold, were either adherents or outspoken detractors of the Spasmodic School.

This work documents, in appropriate social contexts, the trajectory of the Spasmodic School in both its original incarnation and subsequent appraisals. Examining the various personalities and aesthetic principles that fashioned the movement, the author does not champion any particular critical stance or verdict. The scholarly apparatus cites a number of competing Victorianist interpretations, approaches and judgments with varying degrees of expertise.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lori A. Paige, a professor of English at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts, teaches courses in British and gothic literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476682968
• ISBN 13: 9781476682969
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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