A new scene of thought : studies in Romantic realism / by Richard Lansdown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lansdown, Richard, 1961- author.

Series:

Costerus New Series 213.

Costerus New Series, 0165-9618 ; Volume 213

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Romanticism--England.

Romanticism.

Realism in literature.

Moral development in literature.

Ethics--Psychological aspects.

Ethics.

Psychology and literature--History--18th century.

Psychology and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill-Rodopi, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eighteenth-century literature is often associated with the birth of the realistic novel, just as the Romantic movement is often associated with intellectual idealism. This study asks its readers to reconsider and perhaps even to invert impressions like these. It re-examines English Romantic literature in the light of a profound shift of realistic understanding, going beyond the empirical representation of people and objects into new and bold explorations of moral psychology.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

An Eighteenth-Century Scene of Thought: Some Philosophers

An Eighteenth-Century Scene of Thought: Some Imaginative Writers

The Idea of the Unconscious: The Prelude of 1799

The Idea of the Irrational: Northanger Abbey

The Idea of the Immediate: Don Juan

The Idea of the Personal: “My First Acquaintance with Poets”

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789004308176

9004308172

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004308176 DOI