The Circle of Our Vision: Dante's Presence in English Romantic PoetryThe sudden and spectacular growth in Dante's popularity in England at the end of the eighteenth century was immensely influential for English writers of the period; yet his impact on English writers has rarely been analyzed and its history has been little understood. Byron, Shelley, Keats, Coleridge, Blake, and Wordsworth all wrote and painted while Dante's work--its style, project, and achievement--commanded their attention and provoked their disagreement. The Circle of Our Vision discusses each of these writers in detail, assessing the nature of their engagement with the Divine Comedy and the consequences for their own writing. |
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... idea of sub- lime writing . ' [ O ] dd wild grotesques ' , Burke states , are not ' capable of producing a serious passion ' . Sublime poetry must appear to threaten , but must not overwhelm , its readers : When danger and pain press ...
... idea of sub- lime writing . ' [ O ] dd wild grotesques ' , Burke states , are not ' capable of producing a serious passion ' . Sublime poetry must appear to threaten , but must not overwhelm , its readers : When danger and pain press ...
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... idea of tranquillity desired , and so ensures that perfect harmony extends beyond our grasp . As a result it provokes a style of prose that directs the reader towards the next stage , towards the unattainable coexistence of ideas and ...
... idea of tranquillity desired , and so ensures that perfect harmony extends beyond our grasp . As a result it provokes a style of prose that directs the reader towards the next stage , towards the unattainable coexistence of ideas and ...
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... idea of symbols , which is approached in Dante's ' Tre donne ' and in Coleridge's later prose , brings with it the danger that a tactic of postponement will become familiar . If that happens , the symbol will sustain the pre ...
... idea of symbols , which is approached in Dante's ' Tre donne ' and in Coleridge's later prose , brings with it the danger that a tactic of postponement will become familiar . If that happens , the symbol will sustain the pre ...
Contents
Illustrating Dante | 39 |
Symbols in | 68 |
Morti li morti e i vivi parean | 119 |
Copyright | |
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