Romanticism on the road
Subtitle: the marginal gains of Wordsworth's homeless
By: Toby R. Benis.
Series: Romanticism in perspective
Publisher: Macmillan; St. Martin's Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Houndmills, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Characters -- Homeless persons; Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Political and social views; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century; Rogues and vagabonds in literature; Marginality, Social, in literature; Homeless persons in literature; Homelessness in literature; Tramps in literature; Romanticism -- England; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence
Description: "A witness to the French Revolution, Wordsworth knew the extremes of republican turmoil and the repressive panic it triggered in conservative British authorities. Toby Benis challenges critical orthodoxy by arguing that the poet rejected the political dogma not only of aristocrats but also of political radicals.

Romanticism on the Road draws upon current discussions of homelessness as well as historical and legal documents to offer a cultural history of Georgian vagrancy and explain why Wordsworth chose the homeless to bear his message."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-273) and index.