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Victorian poetry and the culture of the heart /

Kirstie Blair considers why and how the heart became a vital image in Victorian poetry, arguing that it highlights anxieties about the ability of poetry to act upon its readers. She covers poems by authors such as Tennyson and the Brownings and contextualises them with reference to lesser-known work...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blair, Kirstie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:Oxford English monographs.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Kirstie Blair considers why and how the heart became a vital image in Victorian poetry, arguing that it highlights anxieties about the ability of poetry to act upon its readers. She covers poems by authors such as Tennyson and the Brownings and contextualises them with reference to lesser-known works.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 273 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-265) and index.
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