The Romantic Paradox
Love, Violence and the Uses of Romance, 1760-1830
Published on 6. June 2000
Book
Hardback
X, 211 pages
978-0-333-76032-1 (ISBN)
Description
Why are there so few 'happily ever afters' in the Romantic-period verse romance? Why do so many poets utilise the romance and its parts to such devastating effect? Why is gender so often the first victim? The Romantic Paradox investigates the prevalence of death in the poetic romances of the Della Cruscans, Coleridge, Keats, Mary Robinson, Felicia Hemans, Letitia Landon, and Byron, and posits that understanding the romance and its violent tendencies is vital to understanding Romanticism itself.
Reviews / Votes
`The Romantic Paradox provides a series of sensitive and accurate readings that challenge and enlarge our understanding of the complex relations between romanticism and the romance.' - David Punter, Professor of English, University of Sterling
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Edition
2000 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
X, 211 p.
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-76032-1 (9780333760321)
DOI
10.1057/9780230596764
Schweitzer Classification
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Book
08/2000
Palgrave MacMillan
€144.55
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Person
Jacqueline M. Labbe is Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Poetry at the University of Warwick.
Content
Acknowledgements Introduction Reviving the Romance: What's Love Got To Do With It? Sexing the Romance: The Erotic Violence of the Della Cruscans Failing the Romance: Coleridge, Keats and the Wilted Hero Interrupting the Romance: Robinson, Hemans and Dead Men Transforming the Romance: The Murderous Worlds of Byron and Landon Notes Bibliography Index