Idleness, Contemplation and the Aesthetic, 1750-1830

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Romanticism Series)

by Richard Adelman

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Beginning with Adam Smith's dictum that labour was the most significant human occupation, and William Cowper's idealisation of 'The Task', Richard Adelman traces the ways in which Romantic writers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1107449170

ISBN13:9781107449176

Release Date:June 2014

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:220 Pages

Weight:0.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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