Romanticism and the Rural Community (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781137281784)

Romanticism and the Rural Community investigates the representation of the rural village and country town in a range of Romantic texts. The proper organisation of rural communities was central to political and social debates at the turn of the eighteenth century, and featured strongly in 1790s political polemic. This book considers works by Jane Austen, Robert Burns, John Clare and William Wordsworth, as well as less well-known writers (Robert Bloomfield, George Crabbe and Ebenezer Elliott). It is informed by ideas derived from recent study of communitarian social development and the role of human links and networks in sustaining adaptable community structures. Through its focus on the search for local solutions to what were perceived to be large-scale or national problems of sustainability, the book is relevant to recent developments in eco-criticism within Romantic studies. It also links into the ongoing contemporary debate about the make-up and function of rural communities.

Author: S. White
ISBN-10: 1137281782
ISBN-13: 9781137281784
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 08/08/2013
Pages: 223
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d