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  1. Romanticism and the uses of genre
    Author: Duff, David
    Published: c2009
    Publisher:  Oxford University Press, Oxford

    This wide-ranging and original book reappraises the role of genre, and genre theory, in British Romanticism. Analyzing numerous examples from 1760 to 1830, David Duff examines the generic innovations and experiments which propel the Romantic... more

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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    This wide-ranging and original book reappraises the role of genre, and genre theory, in British Romanticism. Analyzing numerous examples from 1760 to 1830, David Duff examines the generic innovations and experiments which propel the Romantic 'revolution in literature', but also the fascination with archaic forms such as the ballad, sonnet, epic, and romance, whose revival and transformation make Romanticism a 'retro' movement as well as a revolutionary one. The tension between thedrives to 'make it old' and to 'make it new' generates one of the most dynamic phases in the history of literature

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0199572747; 9780199572748
    Subjects: English literature; English literature; Romanticism; Literary form
    Scope: Online-Ressource (x, 256 p), ill
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

    Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 The Old Imperial Code; 2 Romantic Genre Theory; 3 (Anti-)Didacticism; 4 Archaism and Innovation; 5 The Combinatorial Method; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index