Jean-Jacques Rousseau and British Romanticism: Gender and Selfhood, Politics and

Description: Jean-Jacques Rousseau and British Romanticism by Professor Russell Goulbourne, Dr David Higgins -Bringing together leading scholars from the USA, UK and Europe, this is the first substantial study of the seminal influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau on British Romanticism. Reconsidering Rousseaus connection to canonical Romantic authors such as Wordsworth, Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and British Romanticism also explores his impact on a wide range of literature, including anti-Jacobin fiction, educational works, familiar essays, nature writing and political discourse. Convincingly demonstrating that the relationship between Rousseaus thought and British Romanticism goes beyond mere reception or influence to encompass complex forms of connection, transmission and appropriation, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and British Romanticism is a vital new contribution to scholarly understanding of British Romantic literature and its transnational contexts--- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Bringing together leading scholars from the USA, UK and Europe, this is the first substantial study of the seminal influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau on British Romanticism.Reconsidering Rousseaus connection to canonical Romantic authors such as Wordsworth, Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and British Romanticism also explores his impact on a wide range of literature, including anti-Jacobin fiction, educational works, familiar essays, nature writing and political discourse. Convincingly demonstrating that the relationship between Rousseaus thought and British Romanticism goes beyond mere reception or influence to encompass complex forms of connection, transmission and appropriation, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and British Romanticism is a vital new contribution to scholarly understanding of British Romantic literature and its transnational contexts. Author Biography Russell Goulbourne is Professor of French Literature at Kings College London, UK. He is the author of Voltaire Comic Dramatist (2006) and a scholarly translation of Rousseaus Reveries of the Solitary Walker (2011).David Higgins is Associate Professor in English Literature at the University of Leeds, UK. He has published widely on Romantic-period literature, including the books Romantic Genius and the Literary Magazine (2005) and Romantic Englishness: Local, National, and Global Selves, 1780-1850 (2014). Table of Contents Introduction1. Rousseau and British Romantic Women Writers, Stephen C. Behrendt (University of Nebraska, USA)2. Rousseaus Ground: Locating a Refuge for the Libertarian Man of Feeling in Julie, or the New Heloise and Childe Harolds Pilgrimage, Helen Stark (Queen Mary University of London, UK)3. The Columbus of the Alps: Rousseau and the Writing of Mountain Experience in British Literature of the Romantic Period, Simon Bainbridge (Lancaster University, UK)4. Romanticism and Rousseau in Wales, Heather Williams (University of Wales, UK)5. Enchanted Ground?: Rousseau, Republicanism and Switzerland, Patrick Vincent (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland)6. Reading Rousseau in the Anti-Jacobin Novel, Pascal Fischer (University of Bamberg, Germany)7. The Scene Itself: Rousseauvian Drama and Roman Space in Shelleys The Cenci, Rebecca Nesvet (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, USA)8. Rousseauvian Vision and Anthropology in Percy Shelleys Alastor, Thomas Roche (University of Georgia Press, USA)9. Rousseaus Boat: The Fifth Walk, Romanticism and Idleness, Rowan Boyson (Kings College London, UK)10. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile and Britain, Frances Ferguson (University of Chicago, USA)11. Rousseau and the Romantic Essayists, Gregory Dart (University College London, UK)Index Review Rousseaus relationship to Romanticism is explored in some superb essays … British Romantic women writers, Julie and Childe Harolds Pilgrimage, and the Romantic essayists are some of the topics covered in this collection. * SEL: Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 * Promotional With chapters written by leading scholars from the US, UK and Europe, this is the first study of Jean-Jacques Rousseaus seminal influence on major British Romantic writers such as Shelley, Byron and Wordsworth. Review Quote "Rousseaus relationship to Romanticism is explored in some superb essays ... British Romantic women writers, Julie and Childe Harolds Pilgrimage , and the Romantic essayists are some of the topics covered in this collection." - SEL: Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 Promotional "Headline" With chapters written by leading scholars from the US, UK and Europe, this is the first study of Jean-Jacques Rousseaus seminal influence on major British Romantic writers such as Shelley, Byron and Wordsworth. Feature The first study of revolutionary philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseaus formative influence on British Romanticism Details ISBN1474250661 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1474250661 ISBN-13 9781474250665 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2017-05-18 Pages 264 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle Gender and Selfhood, Politics and Nation Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 843.5 Short Title Jean-Jacques Rousseau and British Romanticism Language English UK Release Date 2017-05-18 NZ Release Date 2017-05-18 Author Dr David Higgins Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Edited by David Higgins Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2017-05-17 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:102783455;

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