Repossessing the Romantic Past (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521154574)

Work on British Romanticism is often characterised as much by its conscious difference from preceding positions as it is by its approach to or choice of material. As a result, writing neglected or marginalised in one account will be restored to prominence in another, as we reconstruct the past as a history of the present. This collection of essays takes as its starting point the wide-ranging work of Marilyn Butler on Romantic literature, and includes contributions by some of the most prominent scholars of Romanticism working today. The essays offer interesting perspectives on Maria Edgeworth, Coleridge, Austen, Scott and others, showing that the openness of modern critical perceptions matches and reflects the diversity of the literature and culture of the Romantic period itself.

Author: Heather Glen
ISBN-10: 052115457X
ISBN-13: 9780521154574
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2010
Pages: 266
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d