Inspiration and Insanity in British Poetry
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-21670-2 (ISBN)
Joseph Crawford is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Exeter, UK. His previous books include Raising Milton's Ghost (2011), Gothic Fiction and the Invention of Terrorism (2013), and The Twilight of the Gothic (2014).
1. Introduction.- 2. 'He was not one of ye': poetry and mental peculiarity, 1825-36.- 3. 'Ah! let me not be fool'd': delusion and inspiration in the poems of Browning and Tennyson, 1832-40.- 4. Sir William's last stand: poetry and insanity in England, 1837-42.- 5. Seeing Things: Mesmerism, Spiritualism, and Romantic Poetry, 1836-55.- 6. 'The Madness': inspiration and insanity in Spasmodic poetry, 1851-55.- 7. Epilogue: 'It is strange.'.
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.08.2019 |
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Reihe/Serie | Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine |
Zusatzinfo | VII, 248 p. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 462 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
Schlagworte | Cognitive Literary Studies • History of psychology • Literature and Science • Madness Studies • poetry and the self • Romantic poetry • Victorian Poetry |
ISBN-10 | 3-030-21670-5 / 3030216705 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-21670-2 / 9783030216702 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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