Lyric

ISBN-13: 9780415319553 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 168 str.

Scott Brewster

Opis

Lyric traces the history of the term from its classical origins through the early modern, Romantic and Victorian periods and up to the 20th century and demonstrates the influence of various definitions of lyric on poetic practice, literature, music and other popular cultural forms.

Recenzje

'...a successful addition to the series. Lyric is sophisticated but avoids jargon. It is brief but comprehensive and thorough enough to be useful to students.' - Review of English Studies

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Origins and Definitions  3. Lyric and the Art of Persuasion  4. ‘I wandered lonely’: the lyric self, Romanticism and beyond  5. Love, loss and the beyond: lyrics of desire  6. Lyric, music and performance Bibliography

O autorze

Scott Brewster is Director of English at University of Salford. He has published widely on modern poetry, Irish writing, Gothic and psychoanalysis. His co-edited essay collection, Irish Literature Since 1990, is forthcoming.