The Lonely Tower (Routledge Revivals)
The Lonely Tower (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Thomas Rice Henn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-03

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 1136472274

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First published in 1965, this reissue of the second edition of T. R. Henn’s seminal study offers an impressive breadth and depth of meditations on the poetry of W. B. Yeats. His life and influences are discussed at length, from the impact of the Irish Rebellion upon his youth, to his training as a painter, to the influence of folklore, occultism and Indian philosophy on his work. Henn seeks out the many elements of Yeats’ famously complex personality, as well as analysing the dominant symbols of his work, and their ramifications.

The Lonely Tower
The Lonely Tower

Author: Thomas Rice Henn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-10-28

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0415500605

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First published in 1965, this reissue of the second edition of T. R. Henn's seminal study offers an impressive breadth and depth of meditations on the poetry of W. B. Yeats. His life and influences are discussed at length, from the impact of the Irish Rebellion upon his youth, to his training as a painter, to the influence of folklore, occultism and Indian philosophy on his work. Henn seeks out the many elements of Yeats' famously complex personality, as well as analysing the dominant symbols of his work, and their ramifications.

The Harvest of Tragedy (Routledge Revivals)
The Harvest of Tragedy (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Thomas Rice Henn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1136472207

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Upon initial publication in 1956, this book was an attempt to re-state certain problems concerning the aesthetics and ethics of the tragic form; to examine these in relation to contemporary work in psychology and anthropology; to enquire into the significance of ‘the fact or experience called tragedy’ in the modern world; and to suggest a synthesis in terms of the Christian tradition. This is a reissue of the corrected second edition of the work, first published in 1966.

Paul de Man (Routledge Revivals)
Paul de Man (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Christopher Norris

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-12-10

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 1136971009

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Paul de Man - literary critic, literary philosopher, "American deconstructionist" - changed the landscape of criticism through his rigorous theories and writings. Upon its original publication in 1988, Christopher Norris' book was the first full-length introduction to de Man, a reading that offers a much-needed corrective to the pattern of extreme antithetical response which marked the initial reception to de Man's writings. Norris addresses de Man's relationship to philosophical thinking in the post-Kantian tradition, his concern with "aesthetic ideology" as a potent force of mystification within and beyond that tradition, and the vexed issue of de Man's politics. Norris brings out the marked shift of allegiance in de Man's thinking, from the thinly veiled conservative implications of the early essays to the engagement with Marx and Foucault on matters of language and politics in the late, posthumous writing. At each stage, Norris raises these questions through a detailed close reading of individual texts which will be welcomed by those who lack any specialised knowledge of de Man's work.

A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century (Routledge Revivals)
A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Henry A. Beers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 131768477X

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First published in 1926, this title presents the great artistic and literary innovations of the Romantic movement according to an often overlooked and unacknowledged definition of ‘Romanticism’, which is of particular relevance in the consideration of the English Romantic spirit: pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages.

Encyclopedia of Romanticism (Routledge Revivals)
Encyclopedia of Romanticism (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Laura Dabundo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-10-15

Total Pages: 900

ISBN-13: 1135232342

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First Published in 1992, this encyclopedia is designed to survey the social, cultural and intellectual climate of English Romanticism from approximately the 1780s and the French Revolution to the 1830s and the Reform Bill. Focussing on ‘the spirit of the age’, the book deals with the aesthetic, scientific, socioeconomic – indeed the human – environment in which the Romantics flourished. The books considers poets, playwrights and novelists; critics, editors and booksellers; painters, patrons and architects; as well as ideas, trends, fads, and conventions, the familiar and the newly discovered. The book will be of use for everyone from undergraduate English students, through to thesis-driven graduate students to teaching faculty and scholars.

The League on Trial (Routledge Revivals)
The League on Trial (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Max Beer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-17

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1317687434

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First published in 1933, this title explores the inner workings and diplomatic culture of the League of Nations in Geneva, at a time when the increasing strain of international relations was beginning to take its toll and disillusionment towards the League was growing. Written as a series of short sketches, Max Beer communicates a variety of insights into the League of Nations. Delving into the machinations and bewildering configurations of diplomatic relations that predominated, while at the same time maintaining a very human perspective, this volume represents a unique resource for students of this period in European politics.

Routledge Revivals: Neglected Powers (1971)
Routledge Revivals: Neglected Powers (1971)

Author: G. Wilson Knight

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 135139066X

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First published in 1971, Professor Knight’s book draws analytic attention to poets including Tennyson, Masefield, and Brooke, who are shown to hold a dimension of meaning previously ignored or misunderstood. Homage is paid to John Cowper Powys as one of the foremost seers of the modern age. A comprehensive review of the work of Francis Berry claims to establish him as our foremost living poet. Professor Knight urges, and goes far to prove, that modern literary criticism up until the 1970s failed to touch upon the richer meanings of contemporary literature – he stresses the relation between such acclaimed poets as Yeats and Eliot and the spiritualistic movements of contemporary times. Knight regards youth-revolts as a sign of a healthy dissatisfaction with an irreligious and directionless culture, and believes that hope lies in the neglected powers pressing for acceptance.

Spectrum of Decadence (Routledge Revivals)
Spectrum of Decadence (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Murray Pittock

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1317629523

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The 1890s, the Naughty Nineties, was an exciting and flamboyant time in British life and literature. First published in 1993, this title traces the genesis of the literary culture of the 1890s through some of the popular novels and literary texts of the period. By examining works by such writers as Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, W. B. Yeats, and Walter Pater, Murray Pittock analyses the nature of the ‘Decadent era’ and the artistic theories of Symbolism and Aestheticism. Significantly, he provides a full assessment of the lasting impact that the thought of the period has had on our own understanding of our cultural past. Spectrum of Decadence explores the confrontations between art and science, sex and mortality, desire and virtue, which, the author argues are as much a part of modern society’s fin-de-siécle as they were of the nineteenth century’s. This reissue bridges the gap between literary texts, historical context, and contemporary critical theory.