ISBN: 9781474401036 - the politics of romanticism: the social contract and literature (edinburgh critical studies in romanticism) (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. 8vo. Pp: vii, 228. First Edition First Printing. Publisher's pink and purple laminated boards with white, black and purple lettering. Black and white illustrations. No dust jacket as issued.ISBN: 9781474401036 Very good plus. Rubbing wear to head of spine. Small bump to fore-edge of rear board. Some light rubbing wear to fore-corners.…

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Zustand: New.

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Zustand: New. Zoe Beenstock examines the relationship between two major traditions which have not been considered in conjunction: British Romanticism and social contract philosophy. Her reading offers a new understanding of canonical accounts of retreat by some of Britis.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Redefines Romantic sociability through a reading of social contract theoryThe Politics of Romanticism examines the relationship between two major traditions which have not been considered in conjunction: British Romanticism and social contract philosophy. She argues that an emerging political vocabulary was translated into a literary vocabulary in social contract theory, which shaped the literature of Romantic Britain, as well as German Idealism, the philosophical tradition through which Romanticism is more usually understood. Beenstock locates the Romantic movement's coherence in contract theory's definitive dilemma: the critical disruption of the individual and the social collective. By looking at the intersection of the social contract, Scottish Enlightenment philosophy, and canonical works of Romanticism and its political culture, her book provides an alternative to the model of retreat which has dominated accounts of Romanticism of the last century. Key Features - Develops new understanding of Romanticism as political movement- Offers fresh readings of canonical works by Coleridge, Wordsworth, Godwin, Mary Shelley and Carlyle by tracing their implicit dialogue with the political philosophy of Rousseau and other Enlightenment political theorists- Shows that the philosophical routes of Romanticism and its ties to German Idealism originate in empiricism - Carries important consequences for the contemporary understanding of the self, an understanding that is partly rooted in notions that originated with the Romantics.…