The Gaskell Journal Romanticism, Revolution and Language is unquestionably a major achievement. a penetrating, learned and brilliant study. A leading scholar in Romantic literature and theology, John Beer offers a persuasive new account of post-revolutionary continuities between the major Romantic writers and their Victorian successors.", Romanticism, revolution and language : the fate of the word from Samuel Johnson to George Eliot Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item. This book traces the impact of revolution on language, from William Blake, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, to William Hazlitt, Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot. Even the authority of language as a cornerstone of knowledge was called into question and the founding principles of intellectual disciplines challenged, as Romantic writers developed new ways of expressing their philosophy of the imagination and the human heart. Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. This book was released on with total page 245 pages. "item_description" : "The repercussions of the French Revolution included erosion of many previously held certainties in Britain, as in the rest of Europe. Download or read book Romanticism, Revolution and Language written by John Beer and published by Cambridge University Press. "item_title" : "Romanticism, Revolution and Language",
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