Romantic Tradition in British Political Thought

First published in 1986. This book explores the thesis that the ideas of the Romantics always contained powerful radical and reformist implications that set the tone of liberal and left-wing discussion for several generations. Both students of politics and of literature and Victorian ideas will be stimulated by this title.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Political Message of Wordsworth’s Prelude 2. Robert Southey and the Communal Values of Politics 3. The History Shelley Never Wrote 4. Thomas Carlyle’s ‘Marriage of Heaven and Hell’ 5. Three Shades of Tory Radicalism 6. The Working Man as Hero: Hardie, Blatchford and the ILP 7. The Romantic Tradition in British Imperialist Ideology; Index

About the author

Jonathan Mendilow

Summary

First published in 1986. This book explores the thesis that the ideas of the Romantics always contained powerful radical and reformist implications that set the tone of liberal and left-wing discussion for several generations. Both students of politics and of literature and Victorian ideas will be stimulated by this title.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Mendilow
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367247829
• ISBN: 978-0-367-24782-9
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Political Thought and Political Philosophy
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies