Writing Romanticism [electronic resource] : Charlotte Smith and William Wordsworth, 1784-1807 /
Labbe, J.author.
What is 'Wordsworthian' Romanticism and how did it evolve? This book argues that only by reading Charlotte Smith's poetry in tandem with William Wordsworth's can this question be answered, demonstrating their mutual contribution to the creation of the 'Wordsworthian', through literary analysis and historical contextualizing of their writings.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Writing the lyrical ballad: hybridity and self-reflexity -- Mediating history: war poetry -- Subject to place, subjected by poetry -- Modelling the romantic poet -- 1807: the art of poetry on a new plan -- Conclusion.
What is 'Wordsworthian' Romanticism and how did it evolve? This book argues that only by reading Charlotte Smith's poetry in tandem with William Wordsworth's can this question be answered, demonstrating their mutual contribution to the creation of the 'Wordsworthian', through literary analysis and historical contextualizing of their writings.
Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806
Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
Poetry.
British literature.
Literature, Modern.
Literature, Modern-19th century.
Poetry and Poetics.
British and Irish Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.