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English
British Romanticism: Revolutions in Literature [Autumn]
The clash of liberal and conservative factions in Britain during
the 1790s and beyond marks the Romantic period as one of the most contentious,
fertile, and exciting periods of British literature. This course will examine
the heated controversy over the aims and results of the French Revolution in
British literature, concentrating on the major Romantic poets - Blake, Wordsworth,
Coleridge, Keats, and Shelley - and asking how their work conforms to, or questions,
conventional ideology. Attention will remain focused, however, on the 'literary'
ideas of nature, imagination, the poet, and tradition - particularly on our
trip to the Quantock Hills in Exmoor, home to Wordsworth and Coleridge.
At a time when the novel was exploding in popularity and the playhouse was a
political battlefield between pro- and anti-war partisans from all strata of
society, an inclusive approach is essential to understanding British Romanticism.
The course thus sets out to provide a holistic view of the period by including
novels and plays alongside the poetry.
Subject areas: English
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