Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age - British Culture, 1776-1832

Zusatztext This is not only an invaluable source of information on a dazzling range of topics, but also a volume bristling with ideas - and ideals. There is an explicitly radical, polemical edge to many of the contributions, and if these essays and entries provoke the active engagement of the reader rather than merely delivering knowledge with an air of unchallengeable authority, they are more than upholding the spirit of the age that is under debate. Informationen zum Autor By Iain McCalman: Radical Underworld: Prophets, Revolutionaries and Pornographers in London 1795-1840 Clarendon Paperback 1993 Klappentext For the first time! this innovative reference book surveys the Romantic Age through all aspects of British culture! rather than in literary or artistic terms alone. This multi-disciplinary approach treats Romanticism both in aesthetic terms--its meaning for painting! music! design! architecture! and literature--and as a historical epoch of "revolutionary" transformations which ushered in modern democratic and industrialized society. Zusammenfassung The Romantic period in British culture was an era of extraordinarily diverse and original achievements in literature and arts, accomplished in a time of great political and social upheaval. This book presents the aesthetic achievements of great literary figures, alongside their counterparts in the field of art, music, design, science, and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: A Romantic Age Companion PART I: MAJOR ESSAYS I. Transforming Polity and Nation Revolution War Democracy Women Empire Slavery Policing Law Utopianism II. Reordering Social and Private Worlds Religion Sensibility Poverty Domesticity Industrialization Class Land Education Medicine III. Culture, Consumption, and the Arts Consumerism Viewing Publishing Prints Popular Culture Theatre Design Music Painting Architecture Poetry Prose Novels IV. Emerging Knowledges Enlightenment Political Economy Natural Philosophy (Science) Antiquarianism (Popular) Mythology Exploration History Psychology Language Literary Theory Index to Part I PART II: ALPHABETICALLY-ORDERED SHORTER ENTRIES ...

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• Authors: Iain (Director Humanities Research Centr Mccalman, Iain Etc. Mee Mccalman
• Assisted by: Iain McCalman (Editor), McCalman Iain (Editor), Jon Mee (Editor), Gillian Russell (Editor), Jon Mee (Co-editor), Mee Jon (Co-editor), Gillian Russell (Co-editor), Clara Tuite (Co-editor), Tuite Clara (Co-editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2001
• EAN: 9780199245437
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924543-7
• No. of pages: 796
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of Ideas, European History, HISTORY / Social History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Reference, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Reference works, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800