Five long winters : the trials of British Romanticism /

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This title claims that the British government's repression of the 1790s rivals the French Revolution as the most important historical event for our understanding of the development of Romantic literature. Romanticism has long been associated with both rebellion and escapism, and much Romantic h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bugg, John W., 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
1700-1820
Authors, English > 18th century > Political and social views.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > England > History > 18th century.
Romanticism > England.
Écrivains anglais > 18e siècle > Pensée politique et sociale.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Romantisme > Angleterre.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authors, English > Political and social views
English literature
Politics and government
Politics and literature
Romanticism
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1789-1820.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1789-1820.
England
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the repressive 1790s
  • Plots discovered : Coleridge, Godwin, and the 1795 gagging acts
  • Close confinement : John Thelwall and the romantic prison
  • "Hell broth" : the trials of Benjamin Flower
  • "By force, or openly, what could be done" : Godwin, Smith, Wollstonecraft, and the gagging acts novel
  • "I cannot tell" : Wordsworth's gagging acts
  • Epilogue : Wordsworth and the death of Pitt.

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