Metropolitan Art and Literature, 1810–1840: Cockney Adventures (Cambridge Studies in Romanticism, Series Number 94)

Gregory Dart Expands Upon Existing Notions Of Cockneys And The 'cockney School' In The Late Romantic Period By Exploring Some Of The Broader Ramifications Of The Phenomenon In Art And Periodical Literature. He Argues That The Term Was Not Confined To Discussion Of The Leigh Hunt Circle, But Was Fast Becoming A Way Of Gesturing Towards Everything In Modern Metropolitan Life That Seemed Discrepant And Disturbing. Covering The Ground Between Romanticism And Victorianism, Dart Presents Cockneyism As A Powerful Critical Currency In This Period, Which Helps Provide A Link Between The Works Of Leigh Hunt And Keats In The 1810s And The Early Works Of Charles Dickens In The 1830s. Through An Examination Of Literary History, Art History, Urban History And Social History, This Book Identifies The Early Nineteenth Century Figure Of The Cockney As The True Ancestor Of Modernity-- 1. Leigh Hunt, John Keats And The Suburbs -- 2. William Hazlitt And The Periodical Press -- 3. Liber Amoris And Lodging Houses -- 4. Pierce Egan And Life In London -- 5. Charles Lamb And The Alchemy Of The Streets -- 6. John Martin, John Soane And Cockney Art -- 7. B. R. Haydon And Debtors' Prisons -- 8. Charles Dickens And Cockney Adventures. Gregory Dart. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. METROPOLITAN ART AND LITERATURE, 1810–1840 Title Copyright Dedication Contents Figures Acknowledgements Introduction THE COCKNEY MOMENT THE BARD OF HORSEMONGER LANE THE POLITICS OF FAMILIARITY ‘THE IDEAL OF A COCKNEY POET’ THE COCKNEY PHENOMENON ON THE STAGE AND ON THE PAGE THE COCKNEY MOMENT 1810–1840 CHAPTER 1: Leigh Hunt, John Keats and the suburbs THE COCKNEY TEA-GARDEN SUBURB WONDERS RECREATIONAL FANCY KEATS’S SUBURBAN YEARNINGS ‘THE NURTURE OF TRIPTOLEMUS’ CHAPTER 2: William Hazlitt and the periodical press THE STATUS OF THE PERIODICAL JOURNALIST LONDON COCKNEYS AND EDINBURGH MOHOCKS HAZLITT ON THE PERIODICAL PRESS ‘A GROUND OF NATIVE SHALLOWNESS MOUNTED WITH PERTNESS AND CONCEIT’ COCKNEY CITIZENSHIP CHAPTER 3: Liber Amoris and lodging houses ROUSSEAU REDIVIVUS LODGING-HOUSE ROMANCES ON GREAT AND LITTLE THINGS THE BUST OF BONAPARTE FADING INTO THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY CHAPTER 4: Pierce Egan and Life in London AN ENGLISH DIORAMA FLASH STYLE BLACKWOOD’S ON EGAN AND CRUIKSHANK COCKNEY LIBERTINISM FINISH TO LIFE IN LONDON CHAPTER 5: Charles Lamb and the alchemy of the streets THE LONDONER JOHN NASH AND THE METROPOLITAN PICTURESQUE ON THE DECAY OF BEGGARS STREET THEATRE THE SUPERANNUATED MAN CHAPTER 6: John Martin, John Soane and Cockney art COCKNEY HISTORY PAINTING SOANE, GANDY AND THE ‘BOEOTIAN’ ORDER OF ARCHITECTURE A COCKNEY ELEUSIS THE ECLECTIC CITY CHAPTER 7: B. R. Haydon and debtors’ prisons HAYDON’S RELUCTANT COCKNEYISM DEBTORS’ PRISONS AND THE DEBTOR ETHOS A LITTLE REPUBLIC DEBTORS’ PRISONS IN THACKERAY AND DICKENS THE MOCK ELECTION CHAPTER 8: Charles Dickens and Cockney adventures THE PERIODICALS AND THE COCKNEY CLASS THE PHILOSOPHY OF CLOTHES IN SKETCHES BY BOZ ARTIFICIAL EDENS DICKENS AND RENTON NICHOLSON COCKNEYS AND THE CRITIQUE OF EVERYDAY LIFE Pickwick Papers Great Expectations Notes INTRODUCTION 1 LEIGH HUNT, JOHN KEATS AND THE SUBURBS 2 WILLIAM HAZLITT AND THE PERIODICAL PRESS 3 LIBER AMORIS AND LODGING HOUSES 4 PIERCE EGAN AND LIFE IN LONDON 5 CHARLES LAMB AND THE ALCHEMY OF THE STREETS 6 JOHN MARTIN, JOHN SOANE AND COCKNEY ART B.R HAYDON AND DEBTORS' PRISONS 8 CHARLES DICKENS AND COCKTAIL ADVENTURES Bibliography PERIODICALS USED SELECTED PRIMARY SOURCES SELECTED SECONDARY SOURCES Index "Gregory Dart expands upon existing notions of Cockneys and the 'Cockney School' in the late Romantic period by exploring some of the broader ramifications of the phenomenon in art and periodical literature. He argues that the term was not confined to discussion of the Leigh Hunt circle, but was fast becoming a way of gesturing towards everything in modern metropolitan life that seemed discrepant and disturbing. Covering the ground between Romanticism and Victorianism, Dart presents Cockneyism as a powerful critical currency in this period, which helps provide a link between the works of Leigh Hunt and Keats in the 1810s and the early works of Charles Dickens in the 1830s. Through an examination of literary history, art history, urban history and social history, this book identifies the early nineteenth century figure of the Cockney as the true ancestor of modernity"-- Provided by publisher Machine generated contents note: Introduction: the Cockney moment; 1. Leigh Hunt, John Keats and the suburbs; 2. William Hazlitt and the Periodical Press; 3. Liber Amoris and lodging houses; 4. Pierce Egan and life in London; 5. Charles Lamb and the alchemy of the streets; 6. John Martin, John Soane and Cockney art; 7. B. R. Haydon and debtors' prisons; 8. Charles Dickens and Cockney adventures.