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British poetry and the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars : visions of conflict /

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This text argues that poetry played a major role in the mediation of the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars to the British public, and that the wars had a significant impact on poetic practices and theories in the Romantic period.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bainbridge, Simon, 1965-
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Revolutionary poetry, English > 18th century > History and criticism.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Literature and the wars.
War and literature.
English poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Literature and the revolution.
Guerre et littérature.
Poésie anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Poésie anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Poésie révolutionnaire anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
English poetry
Revolutionary poetry, English
War and literature
France
English Literature.
Literature - General.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
1700-1899
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This text argues that poetry played a major role in the mediation of the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars to the British public, and that the wars had a significant impact on poetic practices and theories in the Romantic period.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 259 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-252) and index.
ISBN:9780191718922
0191718920