York Notes Companions: Romantic Literature (Paperback)

John Gilroy

ISBN 10: 1408204797 / ISBN 13: 9781408204795

Published by Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, 2010

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Paperback. The York Notes Companion to Romantic Literature is a comprehensive introduction to the literature of an era steeped in the politics of revolution and reaction. Examining the works of first and second generation poets such as Wordsworth, Blake, Byron and Shelley alongside drama, fiction and travel writing, the Companion explores the central themes of imagination, truth and reason, heroes and anti-heroes, faith and myth, offering closer readings of texts, and guiding students through key literary theories and debates. Connecting texts with their historical and scholarly contexts, this is essential reading for any student of Romantic literature. From Blake to Wordsworth to Woolstonecroft and Walpole, this volume in the "York Notes Companions" series gives an accessible introduction to Romantic literature with essential guides to themes, contexts, and literary criticism. From Blake to Wordsworth to Woolstonecroft and Walpole, this volume in the York Notes Companions series gives an accessible introduction to Romantic literature with essential guides to themes, contexts, and literary criticism.This book contains a wealth of essential information to create a complete guide to the period and is part of the first series to offer a comprehensive and accessible overview to the periodDr John Gilroy is an experienced lecturer and author who has published extensively in the fieldThe book contains features to improve the reader's understanding, including annotated timelines, bibliographies, and further reading Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: York Notes Companions: Romantic Literature (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pearson Education Limited, Harlow
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408204797
• ISBN 13: 9781408204795
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The literature of the Romantic era is steeped in the politics of revolution and reaction. This volume looks at first and second generation poets such as Wordsworth, Blake, Byron and Shelley and explores their engagement with the turbulent history of their times. Other genres such as drama, fiction and travel writing are also discussed, with close attention paid to texts by Walpole, Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft. Combining thematic analysis with modern critical perspectives, the volume also includes key contextual sections focusing on “Imagination, Truth and Reason”, “Heroes and Anti-heroes” and “Faith, Doubt and Myth”.

About the Author

Dr John Gilroy (BA Newcastle: MPhil Warwick: Cert.Ed. Leeds) lectures part-time in the English Department of Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. He is a lecturer for the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education and is a course director for its international and residential programmes. His most recent publications are contributions on Wordsworth, Coleridge and Keats for The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature (Steven R. Serafin & Valerie Grosvenor-Myer eds, Continuum, 2003), Gerard Manley Hopkins: Selected Poems, 2007 (www.Humanities-Ebooks.co.uk) and Philip Larkin: Selected Poems, 2009 (www.Humanities-Ebooks.co.uk). He is interested in all aspects of British Romanticism and is currently researching material on the significance of early aeronautics in the Romantic period.