John Regan

Gebundenes Buch

Poetry and the Idea of Progress, 1760-90

Beschreibung

'Poetry and the Idea of Progress, 1760-1790' explores the role of poetry in eighteenth-century thinking on human progress. Its central contention is that the textural, verbal characteristics of poetry were a crucial form of response to ideas of human development. That is, the aesthetics of verse - how poetry appeals to the senses as well as to the intellect - constitute inadequately appreciated forms of response to the ideas of progress which were developing and gaining popular traction in Britain in the period 1760-1790.

Autor

John Regan is a research fellow in English literature at the University of Cambridge, UK. His research interests centre on the cultural dialogue between poetics and historical writing in the long eighteenth century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781783087723
• ISBN-10: 1783087722
• Artikelnr.: 51305492