Romanticism - Literary Movements, General & Miscellaneous European Literature - Literary Criticism, General & Miscellaneous European History, General & Miscellaneous European Poetry - Literary Criticism, General & Miscellaneous European Poetry
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Overview
This book suggests that if we define Romanticism in terms of its historical situation, we find that it is no more subjective than classical art. Romantic artists did not choose their predicament, nor is their characteristic subjectivism the result of wilful narcissism. Romantic language, with its characteristic concentration on the image, like the generally 'personal' tone of its poetic products, is similarly responsive to historical development: the Romantic poet preys upon the outer in order to acquire the meaningfulness which was given in earlier literature.Book Details
Published
July 1, 1984
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1983.
Pages
240
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312691820