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This title in other formats:England in 1819: The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicismby James Chandler
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Many of the writers from 1819, argues James Chandler, were acutely aware not only of their writing's place in history, but also of its place as historya realization of a literary "spirit of the age" that resonates strongly with the current "return to history" in literary studies. Chandler explores the ties between Romantic and contemporary historicism and offers a series of cases of his own built around key texts from 1819. "1819? At first sight, it might not seem a 'hot date'; but as James Chandler argues in his powerful book, it would be a mistake to overlook a year of such exceptional political conflagration and literary pyrotechnics in British history. Chandler's study is a wide-ranging, enormously ambitious, densely packed, closely argued work."John Brewer, New Republic "The book's largest argument, and the source of its considerable revelations, is that late twentieth-century practices of cultural history-writing have their roots in the peculiar Romantic historicism born in post-Waterloo Britain."Jon Klancher, Times Literary Supplement "A monumental work of scholarship."Terry Eagleton, The Independent Synopsis:In 1819, writers Keats, Shelley, and Wordsworth produced their most acclaimed work, and the craze for Walter Scott's historical novels reached a zenith. Here James Chandler shows how literature engaged the volatile politics of the day and became, in effect, history writing itself. To demonstrate his point, Chandler offers a series of cases of his own built around key texts from the era. Photos. Synopsis:Many of the writers from 1819, argues James Chandler, were acutely aware not only of their writing's place in history, but also of its place as history--a realization of a literary spirit of the age that resonates strongly with the current return to history in literary studies. Chandler explores the ties between Romantic and contemporary historicism and offers a series of cases of his own built around key texts from 1819. 1819? At first sight, it might not seem a 'hot date'; but as James Chandler argues in his powerful book, it would be a mistake to overlook a year of such exceptional political conflagration and literary pyrotechnics in British history. Chandler's study is a wide-ranging, enormously ambitious, densely packed, closely argued work.--John Brewer, New Republic The book's largest argument, and the source of its considerable revelations, is that late twentieth-century practices of cultural history-writing have their roots in the peculiar Romantic historicism born in post-Waterloo Britain.--Jon Klancher, Times Literary Supplement A monumental work of scholarship.--Terry Eagleton, The Independent Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface Abbreviations Introduction: Works and Days Pt. 1: The "Historical Situation" of Romanticism Ch. 1: Specificity after Structuralism: Dating the "Return to History" Ch. 2: An Art of the State: Historicism and the Measures of Uneven Development Ch. 3: Representing Culture, Romanticizing Contradiction: The Politics of Literary Exemplarity Ch. 4: Altering the Case: The Invention of the Historical Situation Pt. 2: Reading England in 1819 Ch. 5: Reopening the Case of Scott Ch. 6: Byron's Causes: The Moral Mechanics of Don Juan Ch. 7: An "1819 Temper": Keats and the History of Psyche Ch. 8: Concerning the Influence of America on the Mind: Western Settlements, "English Writers," and the Case of U.S. Culture Ch. 9: The Case of "The Case of Shelley" Ch. 10: History's Lyre: The "West Wind" and the Poet's Work Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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