Byron, Hunt, and the Politics of Literary Engagement e-bog
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In the second decade of the nineteenth century, the British press began a campaign of critical abuse against Leigh Hunt, caricaturing the radical journalist as an upstart "e;Cockney"e; author whose literary talents were as disreputable as his politics. Lord Byron, on the other hand, was revered as a peer and a poetical genius who, the conservative press argued, would never befriend and ...
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348,37 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
3 juli 2019
Længde
238 sider
Genrer
DQ
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781000084795
In the second decade of the nineteenth century, the British press began a campaign of critical abuse against Leigh Hunt, caricaturing the radical journalist as an upstart "e;Cockney"e; author whose literary talents were as disreputable as his politics. Lord Byron, on the other hand, was revered as a peer and a poetical genius who, the conservative press argued, would never befriend and collaborate with a writer like Hunt. Yet Byron did just that.a Byron, Hunt, and the Politics of Literary Engagementa is the first full-length study of the friendship and literary relationship of two of the most important second-generation Romantic authors. Challenging long-held critical attitudes, this study shows that Byron and Hunt engaged in a creative and meaningful dialogue at each major stage in their careers, from their earliest published volumes of juvenile poetry and verse satire to their most celebrated contributions to Romantic literature:a The Story of Riminia anda Don Juan. Drawing upon newly recovered letters and unpublished manuscript material, this booka illuminates the surprisingly durable and artistically significant friendship of Lord Byron and Leigh Hunt.