The romantic art of confession
Subtitle: De Quincey, Musset, Sand, Lamb, Hogg, Frémy, Soulié, Janin
By: Susan M. Levin.
Publisher: Camden House
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Columbia, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859.; Hogg, James, 1770-1835.; Musset, Alfred de, 1810-1857.; Sand, George, 1804-1876. -- Confession d'une jeune fille.; Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834.; English prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Confession in literature.; Authors, English -- Biography -- History and criticism.; Authors, French -- Biography -- History and criticism.; Autobiography.; Romanticism.
Description: The Romantic Art of Confession is about works specifically entitled "confessions" written during the Romantic period in Britain and France. Reading these similarly conceived texts together illuminates uniquely the Romantic art of confession as it illuminates the written craft of self-recollection and definition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-139) and index.