Romanticism and the uses of genre [electronic resource] /
by Duff, David.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009Description: 1 online resource (x, 256 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191721960 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Romanticism -- Great Britain | English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism | English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism | Literary formOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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