Leigh Hunt and the London Literary Scene: A Reception History of his Major Works, 1805-1828 (Routledge Studies in Romanticism)

Leigh Hunt's Contributions To English Literature, Although Downplayed For Several Decades, Are Now Acknowledged By Scholars As Key To Our Understanding Of The Romantic Period. He Was Not Only A Facilitator - In His Support For The Poetry Of Shelley And Keats For Example - But Was Also A Major Contributor In His Own Right To The Literary And Political World Of The Nineteenth Century. Underscoring The Literary Innovations In His Writing During The First Three Decades Of The Nineteenth Century, This Text Focuses On The Selected Works That Complement The Current View Of Hunt As A Romantic Writer And Show The Independence In His Critical Approach And Use Of Poetic Language. With An Episodic, Chronological Approach, This Is An Important Reassessment Of Hunt's Substantial Contributions To Several Different Genres, Providing A Fascinating Account Of The Significant Impact Of His Works On Audiences During The Romantic Period.--publisher's Website. 1805-1811 -- Theatrical Criticism And The News -- Critical Essays On The Performers Of The London Theatres -- The Examiner -- 1811-1816 -- The Feast Of The Poets -- Southey And Coleridge -- William Wordsworth -- 1816-1821 -- Dante And The Politics Of Language -- The Story Of Rimini And Lord Byron -- Contemporary Reviews -- Legacy Of The Cockney School Of Poetry Articles -- 1821-1828 -- The Liberal -- Travel Literature And Italy -- Lord Byron And Some Of His Contemporaries. Michael Eberle-sinatra. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [153]-169) And Index. Leigh Hunt's contributions to English literature, although downplayed for several decades, are now acknowledged by scholars as key to our understanding of the Romantic period. Hunt was not only a facilitator, in his support for Keats's and Shelley's poetry, but was also a major contributor in his own right to the literary and political world of the nineteenth century. Leigh Hunt and the London Literary Scene underscores the literary innovations in Hunt's writing during the first three decades of the nineteenth century and explores his independent critical approach and use of poetic language.This book focuses specifically on selected works which serve to complement the current view of Hunt as a Romantic writer, and that are key instances in which Hunt strove to maintain his literary independence. Using an episodic, chronological approach Michael Eberle-Sinatra reassesses Hunt's substantial contributions to several different genres and offers an account of the significant impact of his works on audiences during the Romantic period. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Introduction......Page 12 1 1805–1811......Page 20 2 1811–1816......Page 42 3 1816–1821......Page 72 4 1821–1828......Page 103 Epilogue......Page 136 Notes......Page 138 Bibliography......Page 164 Index......Page 181 Leigh Hunt and the London Literary Scene reassesses Hunt's substantial contributions to several different genres and to offer an account of their significant impact on audiences during the Romantic period