Romantic Identities: Varieties of Subjectivity, 1774-1830

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Cambridge University Press, Jun 13, 1996 - Literary Criticism - 198 pages
A defining feature of Romantic writing, critics have long agreed, is its characterisation of the self in terms of psychological depth. Many Romantic writers, however, did not conceive of the self in this way, and in Romantic identities Andrea K. Henderson investigates Romantic writing that challenges the 'depth' model, or operates outside its domain. Henderson explores various forms of discourse and their perceptions of identity, examines subjects ranging from obstetrics to gothicism, and considers writings by Radcliffe, Byron, Scott, and Shelley, among others.

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models of childbirth II
11
use value and exchange value
38
From race to place in The Prisoner of Chillon
59
Incarnate imagination and The Cenci
96
Centrality and circulation in The Heart of MidLothian
130
Epilogue
163
Bibliography
185
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