Romanticism: A Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9780230000346 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 344 str.

Simon Bainbridge; Steven Matthews; Simon Bainbridge

Opis

This book is a wide-ranging collection of the key contextual documents which inform the Romantic period. It includes material on fiercely debated areas such as the French Revolution, women, the slave trade, science and religion. Documents are supported by substantial editorial material, drawing connections to the major Romantic texts.

Spis treści

Series Editor's Preface.- Timeline.- Chronological List of Major Literary Texts.- Introduction.- Historical Events.- Society, Politics and Class.- Women.- Religion and Belief.- Philosophy.- Aesthetics.- Popular Culture, Leisure and Entertainment.- Literary Production and Reception.- Empire, Slavery and Exploration.- Science.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

SIMON BAINBRIDGE is Professor of Romantic Studies and Co-Director of The Wordsworth Centre at University of Lancaster, UK. He was President of the British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) from 2001- 2003 and continues to serve on the executive. His publications include Napolean and English Romanticism (Cambridge University Press 1995) and British Poetry and the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (Oxford University Press 2003).