Animality in British Romanticism: The Aesthetics of Species

(Part of the Routledge Studies in Romanticism Series)

by Peter Heymans

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The scientific, political, and industrial revolutions of the Romantic period transformed the status of humans and redefined the concept of species. This book examines literary representations of human and non-human animality in British Romanticism. The book's novel approach focuses on the role of aesthetic taste in the Romantic understanding of the animal. Concentrating on the discourses of the sublime, the beautiful, and the ugly, Heymans argues...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415507308

ISBN13:9780415507301

Release Date:April 2012

Publisher:Routledge

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Nature Philosophy

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