Rowan Boyson (74 results)

hardcover. Condition: Fine. **HARDBACK** In unclipped dustjacket No stamps or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. [Cambridge Studies in Romanticism, 95] Contents: Introduction -- pt. 1. Pleasure philosophy. 1. Aesthetics of pleasure : Shaftesbury, Kant, and the sensus communis ; 2. Powers of pleasure : Rousseau and Wollstonecraft -- pt. 2. Wordsworth's common pleasure. 3. Poetics of pleasure in Lyrical ballads ; 4. Economies of affect in The prelude and Home at Grasmere ; 5. The politics of happiness in The excursion. vii, 241 pp. [ISBN: 978-1107023307] Hardbound in dustwrapper. A fine bright copy.…

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 252pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear. 8vo. Covers a wide range of texts by philosophers, theorists and creative writers from over the centuries in presenting a strong defence of the Enlightenment ideal of pleasure, drawing out its rich political, as well as intellectual and aesthetic, implications.…

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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. The edges of the book have minor wear. Otherwise in excellent condition. 206 pages. Number 26 in the series "The Enlightenment World". We have a number of other volumes in this series, please contact us for details. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).…

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Condition: New. The surprising idea of pleasure as communal provides a new way of understanding Wordsworth's poetry and the Enlightenment's critical legacy. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 35. . 2015. Reprint. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Condition: Used: Like New. 2013 hardcover no jacket as issued like new clean crisp pages Number 26 nice book 206 pages{{{ I-19.

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Condition: New. The surprising idea of pleasure as communal provides a new way of understanding Wordsworth's poetry and the Enlightenment's critical legacy. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 35. . 2015. Reprint. paperback. . . . . …

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ancient questions about the causes and nature of pleasure were revived in the eighteenth century with a new consideration of its ethical and political significance. Rowan Boyson reminds us that philosophers of the Enlightenment, unlike modern thinkers, often represented pleasure as shared rather than selfish, and she focuses particularly on this approach to the philosophy and theory of pleasure. Through close reading of Enlightenment and Romantic texts, in particular the poetry and prose of William Wordsworth, Boyson elaborates on this central theme. Covering a wide range of texts by philosophers, theorists and creative writers from over the centuries, she presents a strong defence of the Enlightenment ideal of pleasure, drawing out its rich political, as well as intellectual and aesthetic, implications.…

Condition: New. The essays in this edited collection look at the role of poetry in the development of Enlightenment ideas. As scholarly disciplines began to emerge - anthropology, linguistics, psychology - the ancient art of poetry was invoked to create new ways of defining and expanding this philosophy of human science. Series: The Enlightenment World. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 399. . 2016. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Brand New. The surprising idea of pleasure as communal provides a new way of understanding Wordsworth's poetry and the Enlightenment's critical legacy.

Condition: New. The essays in this edited collection look at the role of poetry in the development of Enlightenment ideas. As scholarly disciplines began to emerge - anthropology, linguistics, psychology - the ancient art of poetry was invoked to create new ways of defining and expanding this philosophy of human science. Series: The Enlightenment World. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 399. . 2016. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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