Idleness, contemplation and the aesthetic, 1750-1830 /

"Reconstructing the literary and philosophical reaction to Adam Smith's dictum that man is a labouring animal above and before all else, this study explores the many ways in which Romantic writers presented idle contemplation as the central activity in human life. By contrasting the Britis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adelman, Richard, 1982-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Colección:Cambridge studies in Romanticism.
Temas:
1700-1899
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Romanticism > Great Britain.
Aesthetics, British > 18th century.
Aesthetics, British > 19th century.
Solitude in literature.
Labor in literature.
Idealism in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Romantisme > Grande-Bretagne.
Esthétique britannique > 18e siècle.
Esthétique britannique > 19e siècle.
Solitude dans la littérature.
Travail dans la littérature.
Idéalisme dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Aesthetics, British.
English literature.
Romanticism.
Bellettrie.
Engels.
Literatur.
Englisch.
Motiv (Literatur)
Arbeit.
Idealismus.
Ästhetik.
Engelsk litteratur > historia > 1700-talet > 1800-talet.
Romantiken > Storbritannien.
Ensamhet i litteraturen.
Arbete i litteraturen.
Idealism i litteraturen.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The division of labour
  • 2. Utilitarian education and aesthetic education
  • 3. Cowper, Coleridge and Wollstonecraft
  • 4. Coleridge's pantisocracy, biographia and Church and state
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: Wordsworth and Kingsley.

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