Revision and Romantic Authorship (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198186342)

The Romantic author is often portrayed as spontaneous, extemporizing, otherworldly, and alone. Zachary Leader argues that this influential fiction is much in need of revision. Romantic attitudes to authorship profess a preference for what comes naturally, with a concomitant devaluing of secondary processes, including second thoughts, yet many Romantic writers such as Wordsworth, Byron, Keats, Coleridge, Clare, and Mary Shelley revised their works. Revision and Romantic Authorship looks at the revisionary practices of these writers, showing that second thoughts (including those of collaborators) in fact play a crucial role in "Romantic" composition.

Author: Zachary Leader
ISBN-10: 0198186347
ISBN-13: 9780198186342
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 07/29/1999
Pages: 366
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d