The Romantics: England in a Revolutionary Age - Softcover

Thompson, E. P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0850364744 ISBN 13: 9780850364743

Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd., 1997

Synopsis

Throughout his life, E.P. Thomson had been w orking on aspects of English romantic literature of the 1790 s. He intended eventually to publish a full study of the per iod, but died before he could complete the project. This boo k contains parts of that project. '

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From the Back Cover:

Thompson galvanized audiences in New York and in England with his unique blend of historical analysis and literary acuity as he examined the turbulent 1790s through the work of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Mary Wollstonecraft, and that of such less well-known authors as William Godwin and John Thelwall. Prepared for publication by his widow, Dorothy Thompson, The Romantics contains all of E. P. Thompson's original texts and notes, as well as an overview of the ideas behind his study of the period. Combining a historian's intimate knowledge of contemporary politics with a close and sympathetic reading of the writings themselves, Thompson traces the intellectual influences that gave rise to the English Romantic movement, and examines the societal pressures - paternalism, authoritarianism, respect for tradition, and the French Revolution - that informed it.

About the Author:

E.P. Thompson (1924 1993) was one of England 's foremost historians and social critics. His books include "Customs in Common," "Witness Against the Beast," and "Making History" (all available from The New Press), as well as "The Making of the English Working Class."
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About this edition

• Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0850364744
• ISBN 13: 9780850364743
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232