Thomas Chatterton and Neglected Genius, 1760-1830

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, British
Cover of the book Thomas Chatterton and Neglected Genius, 1760-1830 by Daniel Cook, Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daniel Cook ISBN: 9781137332493
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: September 19, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Daniel Cook
ISBN: 9781137332493
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: September 19, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Long before Wordsworth etherealized him as 'the marvellous Boy / The sleepless Soul that perished in its pride', Thomas Chatterton was touted as the 'second Shakespeare' by eighteenth-century Shakespeareans, ranked among the leading British poets by prominent literary critics, and likened to the fashionable modern prose stylists Macpherson, Sterne, and Smollett. His pseudo-medieval Rowley poems, in particular, engendered a renewed fascination with ancient English literature. With Chatterton as its case study, this book offers new insights into the formation and development of literary scholarship in the period, from the periodical press to the public lecture, from the review to the anthology, from textual to biographical criticism. Cook demonstrates that, while major scholars found Chatterton to be a pertinent subject for multiple literary debates in the eighteenth century, by the end of the Romantic period he had become, and still remains, an unsettling model of hubristic genius.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Long before Wordsworth etherealized him as 'the marvellous Boy / The sleepless Soul that perished in its pride', Thomas Chatterton was touted as the 'second Shakespeare' by eighteenth-century Shakespeareans, ranked among the leading British poets by prominent literary critics, and likened to the fashionable modern prose stylists Macpherson, Sterne, and Smollett. His pseudo-medieval Rowley poems, in particular, engendered a renewed fascination with ancient English literature. With Chatterton as its case study, this book offers new insights into the formation and development of literary scholarship in the period, from the periodical press to the public lecture, from the review to the anthology, from textual to biographical criticism. Cook demonstrates that, while major scholars found Chatterton to be a pertinent subject for multiple literary debates in the eighteenth century, by the end of the Romantic period he had become, and still remains, an unsettling model of hubristic genius.

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book William James on Religion by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Ethical Decision Making in Social Research by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Transnational Higher Education in the Asian Context by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Transgressive Imaginations by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Researching Chinese Learners by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Designing for Life by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Race, Ethnicity and the Women's Movement in England, 1968-1993 by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Contesting Integration, Engendering Migration by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Theory of Mind and Science Fiction by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book The Palgrave Handbook of Sexuality Education by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Education, Theory and Pedagogies of Change in a Global Landscape by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Professionals Making Judgments by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Young Citizens and Political Participation in a Digital Society by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Restless Men by Daniel Cook
Cover of the book Mothering, Education and Culture by Daniel Cook
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy