The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature by Frederick Burwick; Nancy Moore Goslee (Associate Editor); Diane Long Hoeveler (Associate Editor)The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature is anauthoritative three-volume reference work that covers Britishartistic, literary, and intellectual movements between 1780 and1830, within the context of European, transatlantic and colonialhistorical and cultural interaction. Comprises over 275 entries ranging from 1,000 to 6,500words arranged in A-Z format across three fully cross-referencedvolumes Written by an international cast of leading and emergingscholars Entries explore genre development in prose, poetry, anddrama of the Romantic period, key authors and their works, and key themes Also available online as part of the Wiley-BlackwellEncyclopedia of Literature, providing 24/7 access and powerfulsearching, browsing and cross-referencing capabilities
Publication Date: 2012-01-30
Romanticism by Frederick BurwickCompiles 70 of the key terms most frequently used or discussed by authors of the Romantic period - and most often deliberated by critics and literary historians of the era. Offers an indispensable resource for understanding the ideas and differing interpretations that shaped the Romantic period Includes keywords spanning Abolition and Allegory, through Madness and Monsters, to Vision and Vampires Features in-depth descriptions of each entry's direct meaning and connotations in relation to its usage and thought in literary culture Provides deep insights into the political, social, and cultural climate of one of the most expressive periods of Western literary history Draws on the author's extensive experience of teaching, lecturing, and writing on Romantic literature
Biographical dictionary of people of distinction in the British Isles and its colonies who died before December 31, 2005. Provides signed articles, each with a bibliography of resource materials, written by specialists.
Literary theory has become the hegemonic methodology for the study of text and is often regarded both as a sub-discipline in itself and as a critical tool through which to liberate deeper and more complex meanings from texts. It encompasses a massive range of topics, including periods, movements, themes and works that make it a dynamic field of study. Given that literary theory draws from other disciplines such as linguistics, philosophy, psychoanalysis, sociology, the social sciences and work from non-Anglophone cultures and traditions, the very scope which makes it a necessary tool for contemporary academics and intellectuals can be off-putting in terms of locating a starting point for any specific inquiry. Oxford Bibliographies in Literary and Critical Theory will offer clearly-signposted pathways through the different areas, and will make clear references to the other disciplines which feed in to, and are often transformed by, literary theory.