Frederick Burwick

Gebundenes Buch

Romanticism

Keywords

Beschreibung

Compiles 70 of the key terms most frequently used or discussed by authors of the Romantic period - and most often deliberated by critics and literary historians of the era.

Offers an indispensable resource for understanding the ideas and differing interpretations that shaped the Romantic period
Includes keywords spanning Abolition and Allegory, through Madness and Monsters, to Vision and Vampires
Features in-depth descriptions of each entry's direct meaning and connotations in relation to its usage and thought in literary culture
Provides deep insights into the political, social, and cultural climate of one of the most expressive periods of Western literary history
Draws on the author's extensive experience of teaching, lecturing, and writing on Romantic literature

Autor

Frederick Burwick is Research Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. The author or editor of 30 books and more than 140 scholarly articles, Burwick is also co-editor of the three-volume Encyclopedia of Romanticism (2012). Other recent publications include Romantic Drama: Acting and Reacting (2009) and Playing to the Crowd, London Popular Theatre, 1780-1830 (2011).

Produktdetails

• Keywords in Literature and Culture (KILC)
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780470659830
• ISBN-10: 0470659831
• Artikelnr.: 41628829

Rezensionen

"Frederick Burwick's Romanticism:Keywords is an accessible, compendious reference workthat will be useful to undergraduates, postgraduates, andinstructors alike."--Nicholas Halmi, University ofOxford

"This is an extremely rich and comprehensive selection ofterms, concepts and issues by a major scholar of Romanticism. Thesections are lucid, informative, and packed with relevant anduseful information. The purview of the volume is substantial andincludes not only writing by canonical British figures, but alsoEuropean writers. It is also exemplary in including in itsillustrations writing by women in the period and writing for thestage. The format of the keyword is especially useful inidentifying key areas which students and scholars canaccess."--Peter Kitson, University of EastAnglia "This is a terrific book. Each entry is an elegantmini-essay, packed with erudition and understanding, and rife withthe fruits of a long career in the field. From the relativebeginner to the specialist, everyone will find something fresh andprovocative in this fascinating work, built up from a prodigiousengagement in teaching and scholarship."--PaulDouglass, San Jose State University