"Romanticism" - and Byron / by Peter Cochran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cochran, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanticism--Great Britain--19th century.

Romanticism.

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824--Criticism and interpretation.

Byron, George Gordon Byron.

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824--Friends and associates.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (451 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, c2009.

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Romanticism - and Byron"" is a book in two parts. In the first part, Dr Cochran examines ""Romanticism"" and shows that it is a word meaning anything, and therefore nothing. It is an academic construct created by academics, and has no basis in the writings of the early nineteenth century. Its continued use, argues Dr Cochran, is a modern marketing phenomenon solely. In the second part, Dr Cochran examines the life and work of Byron in the non-""romantic"" context of his contemporaries. He sho...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-383) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-19177-2

9786612191770

1-4438-0812-1

OCLC:

830168052