Romanticism and War: A Study of British Romantic Period Writers and the Napoleon

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This book is a study of war and the perceptions of war. It deals specifically with the British Romantic period writers who lived through the Napoleonic wars, and the way in which those wars affected the writing of Scott, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Byron and many of their contemporaries.

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This volume is a study of war and the perceptions of war. It deals specifically with the British Romantic period writers who lived through the Napoleonic wars, and the way in which those wars affected the writing of Scott, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Byron and many of their contemporaries. Watson discusses the particular fascination of those wars, and the way in which they affected a way of thinking about war that lasted until the early 20th century.

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J.R. Watson is the author of "Wordsworth's Vital Soul, English Poetry of the Romantic Period, 1789-1830, "The Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins" and "The English Hymn" and the editor of "An Annotated Anthology of Hymns" (2002).

Author Biography

J.R. Watson is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Durham. He is author of Wordsworth's Vital Soul, English Poetry of the Romantic Period, 1789-1830, The Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins and The English Hymn, and the editor of anthologies, most recently An Annotated Anthology of Hymns (2002).

Table of Contents

Introduction Ways of Seeing War 1793 1793 and After 1795-1802 The Peace of Amiens and After, 1802-5 Poetry and the Army: The War, 1807-8 Cintra and Corunna The Last Years Ways of Seeing War: The Poets Ways of Seeing War: The Soldiers Afterwords: De Qunicey, Ruskin, Hardy Bibliography Index

Review

'Watson has produced a work that is interesting, engaging and extremely informative. He deals with a complex subject clearly and he powerfully conveys the importance of war in the writing and thinking of those he studies'. - Professor Simon Bainbridge, School of English and Philosophy, Keele University

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J.R. Watson is the author of "Wordsworth's Vital Soul, English Poetry of the Romantic Period, 1789-1830, "The Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins" and "The English Hymn" and the editor of "An Annotated Anthology of Hymns" (2002).

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"Watson has produced a work that is interesting, engaging and extremely informative. He deals with a complex subject clearly and he powerfully conveys the importance of war in the writing and thinking of those he studies."--Simon Bainbridge, Keele University

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This book is a study of war and the perceptions of war. It deals specifically with the British Romantic period writers who lived through the Napoleonic wars, and the way in which those wars affected the writing of Scott, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Byron and many of their contemporaries. Watson discusses the particular fascination of those wars, and the way in which they affected a way of thinking about war that lasted until the early twentieth century..

Details ISBN0333801768 Language English ISBN-10 0333801768 ISBN-13 9780333801765 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle A Study of British Romantic Period Writers and the Napoleonic Wars Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1934 Place of Publication Basingstoke Short Title ROMANTICISM & WAR 2003/E Edition Description 2003 Pages 254 AU Release Date 2003-09-30 NZ Release Date 2003-09-30 UK Release Date 2003-09-30 Illustrations IX, 254 p. Author J. Watson Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-09-30 Alternative 9781349421350 DEWEY 820.9007 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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