Poetic Form and British Romanticism.

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This lively analysis argues that, contrary to stereotype, the Romantic poets did not reject genre; rather, they adapted traditional poetic forms to suit their own democratic, secular, and skeptical ethos--a world view recognizably modern in its dimensions.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Curran, Stuart
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Subjects:
1800-1899
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
Romanticism > Great Britain.
Poésie anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Romantisme > Grande-Bretagne.
English poetry
Romanticism
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Of Form and Genre; Chapter 2 The Second Renaissance; Chapter 3 The Sonnet; Chapter 4 The Hymn and Ode; Chapter 5 The Pastoral; Chapter 6 The Romance; Chapter 7 The Epic; Chapter 8 Composite Orders; Chapter 9 Form and Freedom in European Romantic Poetry; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z.

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