Romanticism and the Forms of Ruin : Wordsworth, Coleridge, the Modalities of Fragmentation

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Despite their hopeful aspirations to wholeness in life and spirit, Thomas McFarland contends, the Romantics were ruins amidst ruins, "" fragments of human existence in a disintegrating world. Focusing on Wordsworth and Coleridge, Professor McFarland shows how this was true not only for eac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McFarland, Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850.
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, > 1772-1834.
Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850 > Criticism and interpretation.
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, > 1772-1834 > Criticism and interpretation.
Romanticism.
Poetry.
English poetry.
POETRY > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
poetry.
romanticism (form of expression)
Poesie.
Romantisme.
Poesie anglaise > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Despite their hopeful aspirations to wholeness in life and spirit, Thomas McFarland contends, the Romantics were ruins amidst ruins, "" fragments of human existence in a disintegrating world. Focusing on Wordsworth and Coleridge, Professor McFarland shows how this was true not only for each of these Romantics in particular but also for Romanticism in general. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press
Item Description:Cover; Contents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (472 pages).
ISBN:9781400855964

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