Reading Romantic poetry /

• Main Author: Stafford, Fiona J.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Subjects: 1800-1899; English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.; Romanticism > Great Britain.; POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.; English poetry.; Romanticism.; Great Britain.; Electronic books.; Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Reading Romantic Poetry introduces the major themes and preoccupations, and the key poems and players of a period convulsed by revolution, prolonged warfare and political crisis. Provides a clear, lively introduction to Romantic Poetry, backed by academic research and marked by its accessibility to...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• The Pleasures of Poetry
• Solitude and Sociability
• Common Concerns and Cultural Connections
• Traditions and Transformations: Poets as Readers
• Reading or Listening? Romantic Voices
• Sweet Sounds
• Poems on Pages
• References
• Index.