The Romantic Reformation: Religious Politics in English Literature, 1789 1824 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521604543)

This is the first book to examine the literature of the Romantic period as a conscious attempt to affect the religious transformation of society. Robert Ryan argues that the political quarrel that preoccupied England during the Romantic period was in large part an argument about the religious character of the nation, and that the Romantics became active and conspicuous participants in this public debate. Ryan shows how the careers of the Romantic poets are radically reconfigured when viewed in the context of the period's passionate debate on religion, politics and society.

Author: Robert M. Ryan
ISBN-10: 0521604540
ISBN-13: 9780521604543
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/29/2004
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d