The Cambridge History of English Romantic Literature (The New Cambridge History of English Literature)

The Romantic period was one of the most creative, intense and turbulent periods of English literature, an age marked by revolution, reaction and reform in politics, and by the invention of imaginative literature in its distinctively modem form. This History presents an engaging account of six decades of literary production around the turn of the nineteenth century. Reflecting the most up-to-date research, the essays are designed both to provide a narrative of Romantic literature, and to offer new and stimulating readings of the key texts. One group of essays addresses the various locations of literary activity - both in England and, as writers developed their interests in travel and foreign cultures, across the world. A second set of essays traces how texts responded to great historical and social change. With a comprehensive bibliography, chronology and index, this volume will be an important resource for research and teaching in the field. Frontmatter 2 Title Page 6 Contents 8 Contributors 11 Acknowledgements 13 Introduction 14 Part I: The Ends of Enlightenment 32 1 Sentiment and sensibility 34 2 Antiquarianism, balladry and the rehabilitation of romance 58 Outline placeholder 0 Antiquarianism, balladry and the rehabilitation of romance 58 3 The Romantics and the political economists 84 Outline placeholder 0 The Romantics and the political’economists 84 4 The problem of periodization Enlightenment, Romanticism and the fate of system 114 Outline placeholder 0 The problem of periodization: 114 Part II: Geographies: The Scenes of Literary Life 140 5 London in the 1790s 142 6 Edinburgh and Lowland Scotland 172 Outline placeholder 0 Edinburgh and Lowland Scotland 172 7 Romantic Ireland 1750–1845 195 Outline placeholder 0 Romantic Ireland: 1750–1845 195 8 France, Germany, America 217 Outline placeholder 0 France, Germany, America 217 9 The ‘warm south’ 237 Outline placeholder 0 The ‘warm south’ 237 10 Country matters 259 Outline placeholder 0 Country matters 259 11 Romanticism and the wider world poetry, travel literature and empire 284 12 The homes of England 306 13 Writing, reading and the scenes of war 327 14 Regency London 348 Part III: Histories: Writing in the New Movements 368 15 Rebellion, revolution, reform the transit of the intellectuals 370 16 Changes in the world of publishing 390 17 The new poetries 416 18 Romanticism and poetic autonomy 440 19 Transformations of the novel – I 464 20 Transformations of the novel – II 486 21 Theatre, performance and urban spectacle 503 22 The epigenesis of genre new forms from old 520 23 The literature of the new sciences 540 24 The making of child readers 566 Part IV: The Ends of Romanticism 592 25 Representation restructured 594 26 Romantic cultural imperialism 614 27 Romanticism and religious modernity from natural supernaturalism to literary sectarianism 634 28 Is Romanticism finished 661 Chronology 678 Bibliographies 691 Index 762 Пустая страница 1 Sentiment and sensibility / John Brewer -- Antiquarianism, balladry and the rehabilitation of romance / Susan Manning -- The Romantics and the political economists / Catherine Gallagher -- The problem of periodization : Enlightenment, Romanticism and the fate of system / Clifford Siskin -- London in the 1970s / John Barrell -- Edinburgh and lowland Scotland / Ian Duncan -- Romantic Ireland : 1750-1845 / Luke Gibbons -- France, Germany, America / David Simpson -- The warm south / Esther Schor -- Country matters / W.J.T. Mitchell -- Romanticism and the wider world : poetry, travel literature and empire / Nigel Leask -- The homes of England / Margot Finn -- Writing, reading and the scenes of war / Mary A Favret -- Regency London / Simon During -- Rebellion, revolution, reform : the transit of the intellectuals / Anne Janowitz -- Changes in the world of publishing / Adrian Johns -- The new poetries / Susan J. Wolfson -- Romanticism and poetic autonomy / Paul Hamilton -- Transformations of the novel, I / Diedre Lynch -- Transformations of the novel, II / Ina Ferris -- Theatre, performance and urban spectacle / Julie Carlson -- The epigenesis of genre : new forms from old / Tilottama Rajan -- The literature of the new sciences / Jan Golinski -- The making of child readers / Katie Trumpener -- Representation restructured / Frances Ferguson -- Romantic cultural imperialism / Saree Makdisi -- Romanticism and religious modernity : from natural supernaturalism to literary sectarianism / Kevin Gilmartin -- Is Romanticism finished? / Jerome McGann The Romantic period was one of the most creative, intense and turbulent periods of English literature, an age marked by revolution, reaction, and reform in politics, and by the invention of imaginative literature in its distinctively modern form. This History presents an engaging account of six decades of literary production around the turn of the nineteenth century. Reflecting the most up-to-date research, the essays are designed both to provide a narrative of Romantic literature, and to offer new and stimulating readings of the key texts. One group of essays addresses the various locations of literary activity - both in England and, as writers developed their interests in travel and foreign cultures, across the world. A second set of essays traces how texts responded to great historical and social change. With a comprehensive bibliography, timeline and index, this volume will be an important resource for research and teaching in the field. (Publisher)

The Romantic period was one of the most creative, intense and turbulent periods of English literature, an age marked by revolution, reaction, and reform in politics, and by the invention of imaginative literature in its distinctively modern form. This History presents an engaging account of six decades of literary production around the turn of the nineteenth century. Reflecting the most up-to-date research, the essays are designed both to provide a narrative of Romantic literature, and to offer new and stimulating readings of the key texts. One group of essays addresses the various locations of literary activity - both in England and, as writers developed their interests in travel and foreign cultures, across the world. A second set of essays traces how texts responded to great historical and social change. With a comprehensive bibliography, timeline and index, this volume will be an important resource for research and teaching in the field.

This history presents an account of six decades of literary production around the turn of the 19th century. The essays are designed both to provide a narrative of Romantic literature and to offer stimulating readings of the key texts