Romanticism in the shadow of war : literary culture in the Napoleonic War years /

Cox, Jeffrey N.,

Romanticism in the shadow of war : literary culture in the Napoleonic War years / Jeffrey N. Cox. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xii, 276 pages). - Cambridge studies in Romanticism ; 107 .

Title from publisher's web page (viewed 13 August, 2014).

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Border raids as cultural practice; 1 Holcroft's Parisian expedition; 2 After war: Manfred and the melodrama; 3 Barbauld's sallies; 4 Love beyond faith and hope: Percy and Mary Shelley on history and prophecy; 5 The import of Hunt's "Italianism"; 6 Cockneys in Tuscany; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

A fresh take on Romantic writers including Byron, the Shelleys, and Keats, within the culture of the Napoleonic War years.



9781107786165 9781316073728 9781316078464

016829578 Uk 016831207 Uk


English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Romanticism--Great Britain.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Literature and the wars.
English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Literature and the wars.
Romanticism--Great Britain.


Electronic Books.

PR457 / .R663 2014