Cambridge Introduction to Victorian Poetry

Informationen zum Autor Linda K. Hughes is Addie Levy Professor of Literature at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. Klappentext An overview of British poetry from 1830 to 1901! with a glossary of literary terms and guide to further reading. Zusammenfassung Designed to interest both students and scholars! The Cambridge Introduction to Victorian Poetry provides an accessible overview of British poetry from 1830 to 1901. It features a glossary of literary terms! a guide to further reading! and two examples of close readings of Victorian poems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgments; Introducing Victorian poetry; Part I. The Forms of Victorian Poetry: 1. Victorian experimentalism; 2. Victorian dialogues with tradition; 3. The impress of print; Part II. The Rhetoric of Victorian Poetry: 4. Poetry, technology, science; 5. Poetry and religion; 6. Poetry and the heart's affections; 7. Poetry and empire; 8. Poetic liberties; 9. Art for art's sake; Coda: close readings: Aurora Leigh, 'Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat incohare longam' and 'Friends Beyond'; Glossary; Guide to further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Linda K. Hughes, Linda K. (Texas Christian University) Hughes
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.05.2010
• EAN: 9780521856249
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85624-9
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Lit; Cambridge Introductions to Literature; Cambridge Introductions to Lit
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies