Romantic Period - The Intellectual & Cultural Context of English Literature 1789-1830

Informationen zum Autor Robin Jarvis is Professor of English Literature at the University of the West of England. Klappentext The Romantic Period was one of the most exciting periods in English literary history. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the intellectual and cultural background to Romantic literature. It is accessibly written and avoids theoretical jargon, providing a solid foundation for students to make their own sense of the poetry, fiction and other creative writing that emerged as part of the Romantic literary tradition. Zusammenfassung The Romantic Period was one of the most exciting periods in English literary history. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the intellectual and cultural background to Romantic literature. It is accessibly written and avoids theoretical jargon! providing a solid foundation for students to make their own sense of the poetry! fiction and other creative writing that emerged as part of the Romantic literary tradition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Author’s Preface 1. The Political and Economic Scene 2. Travel, Exploration, and the Geographies of Mind 3. The Literary Marketplace 4. Education and the Family 5. Science 6. Religion and Ethics 7. The Sense of the Past 8. Aesthetics and the Visual Arts Chronology General Bibliographies Individual Authors Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robin Jarvis, Jarvis Robin
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 06.09.2016
• EAN: 9781138152090
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15209-0
• Pages: 230
• Thème: Longman Literature In English Series
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900