Popular Medievalism in Romantic-Era Britain
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, British
| Author: | C. Simmons | ISBN: | 9780230117068 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | January 31, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | C. Simmons |
| ISBN: | 9780230117068 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | January 31, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Through the consideration of canonical authors such as Blake, Scott, and Wordsworth and of lesser-studied works such as radical press writings and popular drama, this study explores the imaginative appeal of the social structures and literary forms of the Middle Ages, and how they raised awareness of Britain's tradition of freedom.
Through the consideration of canonical authors such as Blake, Scott, and Wordsworth and of lesser-studied works such as radical press writings and popular drama, this study explores the imaginative appeal of the social structures and literary forms of the Middle Ages, and how they raised awareness of Britain's tradition of freedom.
