Madness and the romantic poet : a critical history /
Whitehead, James,
Madness and the romantic poet : a critical history / James Whitehead. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Madness and the Romantic Poet' examines the longstanding and enduringly popular idea that poetry is connected to madness and mental illness. The idea goes back to classical antiquity, but it was given new life at the turn of the 19th century. The text offers a new and much more complete history of its development than has previously been attempted, alongside important associated ideas about individual genius, creativity, the emotions, rationality, and the mind in extreme states or disorder - ideas that have been pervasive in modern popular culture.
Specialized.
9780191798054 (ebook) : No price
Romanticism--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Literature and mental illness--History--Great Britain--19th century.
English poetry--Appreciation.--19th century
English poetry--History and criticism.--19th century
Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century.
PN761
809.034
Madness and the romantic poet : a critical history / James Whitehead. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Madness and the Romantic Poet' examines the longstanding and enduringly popular idea that poetry is connected to madness and mental illness. The idea goes back to classical antiquity, but it was given new life at the turn of the 19th century. The text offers a new and much more complete history of its development than has previously been attempted, alongside important associated ideas about individual genius, creativity, the emotions, rationality, and the mind in extreme states or disorder - ideas that have been pervasive in modern popular culture.
Specialized.
9780191798054 (ebook) : No price
Romanticism--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Literature and mental illness--History--Great Britain--19th century.
English poetry--Appreciation.--19th century
English poetry--History and criticism.--19th century
Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century.
PN761
809.034