Dryden and pope in the early nineteenth-century: a study of changing literary taste 1800–1830
Auteur :
Amarasinghe, Upali
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521129206
Date de publication :
4 févr. 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
It is still widely believed that in 1798 English literature became 'romantic' overnight. This is not so, of course. This neatly conducted argument is a model survey of how changes in literary taste are brought about. This particular change, from the 'line of wit' through to full-blown romanticism was one of the most momentous in English literary history.