Romanticism and the rise of the mass public / Andrew Franta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franta, Andrew, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in Romanticism ; 68.

Cambridge studies in Romanticism ; 68

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--19th century--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Romanticism--Great Britain.

Romanticism.

Authors and readers--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Authors and readers.

Books and reading--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Books and reading.

Authors and publishers--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Authors and publishers.

Literature publishing--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Literature publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 245 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Romanticism & the Rise of the Mass Public

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dramatic changes in the reading public and literary market in early nineteenth-century England not only altered the relationship between poet and reader, these changes prompted marked changes in conceptions of the poetic text, literary reception, and authorship. With the decline of patronage, the rise of the novel and the periodical press, and the emergence of the mass reading public, poets could no longer assume the existence of an audience for poetry. Andrew Franta examines how the reconfigurations of the literary market and the publishing context transformed the ways poets conceived of their audience and the forms of poetry itself. Through readings of Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Hemans, and Tennyson, and with close attention to key literary, political, and legal debates, Franta proposes a unique reading of Romanticism and its contribution to modern conceptions of politics and publicity.

Contents:

Introduction : the regime of publicity

Public opinion from Burke to Byron

Wordsworth's audience problem

Keats and the review aesthetic

Shelley and the politics of political poetry

The art of printing and the law of libel

The right of private judgment.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-240) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17109-1

1-280-95947-9

9786610959471

0-511-29632-0

1-139-13246-6

0-511-29555-3

0-511-29396-8

0-511-48420-8

0-511-29476-X

OCLC:

422730302