Overview

Shaping British Romantic Literature in Context explores how British Romantic literature is influenced and shaped by its cultural, social, and historical surroundings. Adopting an inclusive perspective, the volume emphasizes the dynamic interaction between literature and its context, approaching the subject both diachronically and synchronically. Following an overview of the political, social, and cultural background of the period, this study examines authors, texts, and paratexts in chronological order, while simultaneously investigating the major literary genres of poetry, prose, and drama. This dual structure allows the volume to highlight genre-specific trends and developments, while offering a comprehensive view of the period's diverse authorship and literary output.

Full Product Details

9783034347167

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Serena Baiesi is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Bologna. She has published extensively on British Romanticism, Mary Shelley and Jane Austen, Gothic Literature, women's literature and gender studies, abolitionist and slavery literature, and the works of Leigh Hunt and Anglo-Italian relations. She is the coordinator of the PhD program in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Diversity and Inclusion at UNIBO and Deputy Director of CISR (Interuniversity Center for the Study of Romanticism).

Tab Content 6

Countries Available