Inspiration in the Age of Enlightenment

Inspiration in the Age ofEnlightenment reconsiders theories of apostrophe and poetic authority to argue that the Augustan age created a new form of inspiration, one that not only changed the relationship of literary production to authority in the modern period but that crucially contributes to defining the movement of secularization in literature.

List of contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. Amused and Bemused: Shaftesbury's Enthusiasm on the Social Stage

Chapter 2. "Eyes that Must Eclipse": Vain Enthusiasm in Pope's The Rape of the Lock

Chapter 3. Curtain, Muse!: Invention and Poetic Example in Pope's Invocations

Chapter 4. Genius, Muse: Inspiration and Invocation in Fielding's Tom Jones

Chapter 5. The "Unknown" and the "Unveiled": Anna Barbauld's Poetic Enthusiasms

Coda

Bibliography

About the Author

About the author

Sarah Eron is assistant professor of English at the University of Rhode Island.

Summary

Inspiration in the Age of Enlightenment reconsiders theories of apostrophe and poetic authority to argue that the Augustan age created a new form of inspiration, one that not only changed the relationship of literary production to authority in the modern period but that crucially contributes to defining the movement of secularization in literature.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Eron
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9781611494990
• ISBN: 978-1-61149-499-0
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, Eastern Europe, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern