Romanticism in the Shadow of War: Literary Culture in the Napoleonic War Years

Author:   Jeffrey N. Cox (University of Colorado Boulder)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   107
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9781107071940


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   21 August 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Romanticism in the Shadow of War: Literary Culture in the Napoleonic War Years


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Author:   Jeffrey N. Cox (University of Colorado Boulder)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   107
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781107071940


ISBN 10:   1107071941
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   21 August 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: border raids as cultural practice; 1. Holcroft's Parisian expedition; 2. After war: Manfred and the melodrama; 3. Barbauld's sallies; 4. Love beyond faith and hope: Percy and Mary Shelley on history and prophecy; 5. The import of Hunt's 'Italianism'; 6. Cockneys in Tuscany; Select bibliography.

Reviews

'Couched in lucid prose that eschews academese without detracting from the scholasticism of Cox's undertaking, this book wholly encompasses the richness of the era and its literary culture.' The Times Literary Supplement


'... richly rewarding ... Couched in lucid prose that eschews academese without detracting from the scholasticism of Cox's undertaking, Romanticism in the Shadow of War wholly encompasses the richness of the era and its literary culture.' Neil Fitzgerald, The Times Literary Supplement '... a charming, a fascinating, and a groundbreaking read.' Cian Duffy, Notes and Queries 'Jeffrey Cox has written an elegant and persuasive book about literary genres considered as cultural maneuvers on the English home front during the course of the Napoleonic Wars strictly defined, 1800-15.' Kenneth R. Johnston, The BARS Review


'... richly rewarding ... Couched in lucid prose that eschews academese without detracting from the scholasticism of Cox's undertaking, Romanticism in the Shadow of War wholly encompasses the richness of the era and its literary culture.' Neil Fitzgerald, The Times Literary Supplement


Author Information

Jeffrey N. Cox is Professor of English, of Comparative Literature, and of Humanities at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he is also the Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs. He is the author of Poetry and Politics in the Cockney School: Shelley, Keats, Hunt, and their Circle (Cambridge, 1998) and In the Shadows of Romance: Romantic Tragic Drama in Germany, England, and France (1987).

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