Brimming with the fascinating eccentricities of a complex and confusing movement whose influences continue to resonate deeply,30 Great Myths About the Romanticsadds great clarity to what we know - orthinkwe know - about one of the most important periods in literary history.
Brimming with the fascinating eccentricities of a complex and confusing movement whose influences continue to resonate deeply, 30 Great Myths About the Romantics adds great clarity to what we know or think we know about one of the most important periods in literary history. Expl…
Brimming with the fascinating eccentricities of a complex and confusing movement whose influences continue to resonate deeply, 30 Great Myths About the Romantics adds great clarity to what we know - or think we know - about one of the most important periods in literary history. …
This book explores the various misconceptions commonly associated with Romanticism, offering insights that correct and clarify several of the commonly-held myths about the key figures of this era.--Publisher's description.
"Wu is not a scholar who trades in faddish or modish opinion, and as its title implies, this is by its very nature an exercise in controversy and debate. The book represents a triumph of individual scholarship over what is claimed as often flawed, albeit consensual, critical opi…
This edition of the 'Romanticism' contains complete texts of a wide range of Romantic works, including Blake's 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience', Wordsworth and Coleridge's 'Lyrical Ballads' (1798); Wordsworth's two-part prelude ; and much more.