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The Development of Byron's Philosophy of Knowledge : Certain in Uncertainty /

Taking a fresh approach to Byron, this book argues that he should be understood as a poet whose major works develop a carefully reasoned philosophy. Situating him with reference to the thought of the period, it argues for Byron as an active thinker, whose final philosophical stance - reader-centred...

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Main Author: Jackson, Emily A. Bernhard (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Cultural Theory.
Epistemology.
Literary Theory.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
Poetry and Poetics.
British literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 19th century.
Poetry.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Taking a fresh approach to Byron, this book argues that he should be understood as a poet whose major works develop a carefully reasoned philosophy. Situating him with reference to the thought of the period, it argues for Byron as an active thinker, whose final philosophical stance - reader-centred scepticism - has extensive practical implications.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 229 pages)
ISBN:9780230290563
DOI:10.1057/9780230290563