1st Edition
English Literature in History, 1780-1830 Pastoral and Politics
By Roger Sales
Copyright 1983
249 Pages
by
Routledge
249 Pages
by
Routledge
249 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1983, English Literature in History, 1780-1830 is an original and provocative study of the literature of the Romantic period with an introduction by Raymond Williams. Roger Sales concentrates his analysis on two related themes. The first, the politics of pastoral, analyses the use of this genre by both established writers and poets who were enormously popular in their... Read more
Editor’s Introduction 1. The propaganda of the victors 2. George Crabbe’s reverence for realism 3. William Wordsworth and the real estate 4. The unacceptable face of rural society 5. John Clare and the politics of pastoral 6. The craft of the plausible 7. Catogate 8. Carnival turns 1820 9. Shelley’s theatre of politics 10. Lord Byron’s speaking part Notes and references Index
Biography
Roger Sales
