Robert Bloomfield, Romanticism and the Poetry of Community

Until now, no modern critic has undertaken a full-length study of Robert Bloomfield in the context of the work of other Romantic poets. White's authoritative study demonstrates that Bloomfield's verse was key to the evolution of the lyric and literary ballad and was pivotal in the development of Romanticism. He also shows that, in fashioning a dist

Sommario

Contents: Introduction; The Farmer's Boy, The Prelude and the poetics of rural life; The romantic ballad and labouring-class culture; The romantic lyric and the lyric of labour; Betwixt and between patrons, publishers and readers; 'History from below' on The Banks of [the] Wye; Community labour and poetry in May Day with the Muses; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Simon J. White is a Lecturer in Romantic Literature in the Department of English at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Riassunto

Until now, no modern critic has undertaken a full-length study of Robert Bloomfield in the context of the work of other Romantic poets. White's authoritative study demonstrates that Bloomfield's verse was key to the evolution of the lyric and literary ballad and was pivotal in the development of Romanticism. He also shows that, in fashioning a dist

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon J White, Simon J. White
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367887933
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88793-3
• Pagine: 184
• Serie: The Nineteenth Century Series
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets