The politics of language in romantic literature
By: Richard Marggraf Turley.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 -- Language.; Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Language.; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 -- Language.; Keats, John, 1795-1821 -- Language.; English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Language and languages -- Political aspects -- Great Britain.; English language -- 19th century -- Variation.; Language and languages in literature.; Romanticism -- Great Britain.
Description: Examining a variety of canonical and non-canonical materials, including dictionary prefaces, manuscript poems, grammars, private letters and journal reviews, this investigation revises our understanding of the intellectual and political contexts that shaped an important part of the Romantic consciousness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-237) and index.