Revolutions in Taste, 1773-1818

Revolutions in Taste, 1773-1818

Women Writers and the Aesthetics of Romanticism

Price, Fiona

Taylor & Francis Ltd

09/2009

208

Dura

Inglês

9780754660262

15 a 20 dias

To what extent did women writers shape and inform the aesthetics of Romanticism? Were undervalued genres such as the romance, gothic fiction, the tale, and the sentimental and philosophical novel part of a revolution leading to democratic models of taste? This book presents a study of women's prose writing during an extended Romantic period.
Contents: Introduction; 'Real solemn history': rethinking tradition; 'Fashion's brightest arts decoy': fashion and originality; Disinterest, economics and the tasteful spectator; Self-control: romantic psychologies of taste; Rustic tastes: the romantic tale; Conclusion; Works cited; Index.