Romanticism and the Painful Pleasures of Modern Life by Andrea K. Henderson (Eng

Description: Romanticism and the Painful Pleasures of Modern Life by Andrea K. Henderson Writers of the Romantic period were fascinated by experiences of pain and misery, and explored the ability to derive pleasure, and produce creative energy, out of masochism and submission. This provocative and ambitious study ranges widely through early nineteenth-century culture to reveal the underlying power relations that shaped Romanticism. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In their pursuit of emotional extremes, writers of the Romantic period were fascinated by experiences of pain and misery, and explored the ability to derive pleasure, and produce creative energy, out of masochism and submission. These interests were closely connected to the failure of the industrial and democratic revolutions to fulfil their promise of increased economic and political power for everyone. Writers as different as Frances Burney, William Hazlitt, John Keats, and Lord Byron both challenged and came to terms with the injustices of modern life through their representations of submission. In this book, Andrea K. Henderson teases out these configurations and analyses the many ways ideas of mastery and subjection shaped Romantic artistic forms, from literature and art to architecture and garden design. This provocative and ambitious study ranges widely through early nineteenth-century culture to reveal the underlying power relations that shaped Romanticism. Table of Contents Introduction: submitting to liberty; 1. Finance and flagellation; 2. From Sadism to masochism in the novels of Frances Burney; 3. The Aesthetics of passion: Joanna Baillies defense of the picturesque in an age of sublimity; 4. Practicing politics in the comfort of home; 5. Mastery and melancholy in suburbia; Conclusion: languishing femmes fatales; Bibliography. Review Review of the hardback: Henderson moves fluidly and with ease from discussions of novels, poems and plays to representations of painful pleasures in art, architecture and landscaping. Bryon Journal Review Quote Review of the hardback: Henderson moves fluidly and with ease from discussions of novels, poems and plays to representations of painful pleasures in art, architecture and landscaping. Bryon Journal Promotional "Headline" An exploration of the Romantic obsession with power, submission and masochism, through readings of Byron, Keats, Burney and others. Description for Bookstore Writers of the Romantic period were fascinated by experiences of pain and misery, and explored the ability to derive pleasure, and produce creative energy, out of masochism and submission. This provocative and ambitious study ranges widely through early nineteenth-century culture to reveal the underlying power relations that shaped Romanticism. Description for Library Writers of the Romantic period were fascinated by experiences of pain and misery, and explored the ability to derive pleasure, and produce creative energy, out of masochism and submission. This provocative and ambitious study ranges widely through early nineteenth-century culture to reveal the underlying power relations that shaped Romanticism. Details ISBN0521175445 Author Andrea K. Henderson Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Cambridge Studies in Romanticism ISBN-10 0521175445 ISBN-13 9780521175449 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 820.9007 Year 2011 Short Title ROMANTICISM & THE PAINFUL PLEA Language English Media Book Series Number 75 Publication Date 2011-03-03 Pages 314 Affiliation University of California, Irvine Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2011-03-03 AU Release Date 2011-03-03 NZ Release Date 2011-03-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91382486;

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