Romantic Poets and the Culture of Posterity
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Romanticism Series)
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This 1999 book examines the way in which the Romantic period's culture of posterity inaugurates a tradition of writing which demands that the poet should write for an audience of the future: the true poet, a figure of neglected genius, can be properly appreciated only after death. Andrew Bennett argues that this involves a radical shift in the conceptualization of the poet and poetic reception, with wide-ranging implications for the poetry and poetics...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052102689X
ISBN13:9780521026895
Release Date:November 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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