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almahu_9947363595402882
Format:
232 p. :
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7 b&w, halftones.
ISBN:
9780230369498 :
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0230369499 :
Series Statement:
Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the cultures of print
Content:
Necromanticism is a study of literary pilgrimage: readers' compulsion to visit literary homes, landscapes, and (especially) graves during the long Romantic period. The book draws on the histories of tourism and literary genres to highlight Romanticism's recourse to the dead in its reading, writing, and canon-making practices.
Content:
'This well-researched and thought-provoking study focuses on the search for physical places, especially graves, associated with revered authors, and on the spiritual communion that was thought possible at such sites between dead writer and living reader. Westover sheds fascinating new light on literary genres, touristic practices, canon-formation, and cultural nationalism, and spars entertainingly with current critical trends. This investigation of the cult of the literary dead brings Romantic culture very much alive.' - Professor Robin Jarvis, University of the West of England, UK.
Note:
Electronic book text.
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Epublication based on: 9780230304437.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction - Traveling to Meet the Dead On Ideal Presence The Origins of Literary Tourism William Godwin, Necro-Tourism, and the Empirical Afterlife of the Dead Imaginary Pilgrimages: Felicia Hemans, Dead Poets, and Romantic Historiography Interlude: Necromanticism and Romantic Authorship The Transatlantic Invention of 'English' Literary Heritage Illustration, Historicism, and Travel: The Legacy of Sir Walter Scott Notes Works Consulted Index.
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Language:
English
URL:
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