Thomas Chatterton and romantic culture
By: edited by Nick Groom ; foreword by Peter Ackroyd.
Contributors: Groom, Nick, 1966-
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770 -- Criticism and interpretation; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 18th century; Literature and history -- England -- History -- 18th century; Medievalism -- England -- History -- 18th century; Middle Ages in literature; Romanticism -- England
Description: "Thomas Chatterton wrote poetry, forged medieval manuscripts, and died in tragic and mysterious circumstanceseither adolescent suicide or accidental drug overdose.".

"This book restores Chatterton as a seminal figure in English literature. It is a major collection of diverse new essays by writers, biographers, critics, and scholars, showing the mercurial Chatterton in new contexts, perpetually challenging the genres of writing: ultimately mixing history, fiction, and myth in a great post-Enlightenment reinvention of the past."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.