Duff, David, 1962-
Romanticism and the uses of genre [electronic resource] / by David Duff. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (x, 256 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This reappraisal of the role of genre in Romanticism explores the generic innovations that drove the Romantic 'revolution in literature'. Also examined is the movement's fascination with archaic forms such as the ballad, the sonnet, and the epic, the revival of which made Romanticism a 'retro' as well as a revolutionary movement.
9780191721960 (ebook) : No price
Romanticism--Great Britain.
English literature--History and criticism.--18th century
English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Literary form.
PR447
820.9145
Romanticism and the uses of genre [electronic resource] / by David Duff. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (x, 256 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This reappraisal of the role of genre in Romanticism explores the generic innovations that drove the Romantic 'revolution in literature'. Also examined is the movement's fascination with archaic forms such as the ballad, the sonnet, and the epic, the revival of which made Romanticism a 'retro' as well as a revolutionary movement.
9780191721960 (ebook) : No price
Romanticism--Great Britain.
English literature--History and criticism.--18th century
English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Literary form.
PR447
820.9145