Romantic Atheism: Poetry and Freethought, 1780-1830

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Romanticism Series)

by Martin Priestman

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Romantic Atheism explores the links between English Romantic poetry and the first burst of outspoken atheism in Britain, from the 1780s onward. Martin Priestman examines the work of Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Shelley, Byron and Keats in their most intellectually radical periods, as well as a host of less canonical poet-intellectuals and controversialists of the time. Above all, the book conveys the excitement of Romantic atheism, whose dramatic...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521026857

ISBN13:9780521026857

Release Date:November 2006

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Atheism Criticism & Theory English Literature Gothic & Romantic History & Criticism Humanities Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction

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