The myth of the Renaissance in nineteenth-century writing /

This work traces the genesis and development of the concept of the Renaissance in the literary, religious, political, and critical writing of the late-18th and 19th centuries. Among the authors discussed in this book are Voltaire, Ruskin, Browning, George Eliot, Swinburne, Arnold and Pater.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bullen, J. B.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Clarendon, 1994.
Subjects:	English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Renaissance in literature. French literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Renaissance > Historiography. Myth in literature. Romanticism. Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Renaissance dans la littérature. Littérature française > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Renaissance > Historiographie. Mythe dans la littérature. Romantisme. romanticism (form of expression) English literature French literature Myth in literature Renaissance > Historiography Renaissance in literature Romanticism 1800-1899 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	This work traces the genesis and development of the concept of the Renaissance in the literary, religious, political, and critical writing of the late-18th and 19th centuries. Among the authors discussed in this book are Voltaire, Ruskin, Browning, George Eliot, Swinburne, Arnold and Pater.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191671722 019167172X