The Wildness Pleases (Routledge Revivals)

The Origins of Romanticism

Christopher Thacker

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Routledge
05 February 2016

The Arts: General & Reference; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

First published in 1983. This book charts the growth of Romanticism from the initial reactions to the authoritarian classicism of Louis XIV, through the ‘codification’ of the Sublime by Burke in the 1750s, to the fascination with mystery, fear and violence which dominated the writing of the late eighteenth century. The origins of the movement are found in the writings of Rousseau and admiration for the ‘noble savage’, the development of the landscape garden, discoveries in the South Seas, new approaches to ‘primitive’ poetry and enthusiasm for gothic art and literature. These attitudes are contrasted with the more classical views of writers like Samuel Johnson.

By: Christopher Thacker
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781138647954
ISBN 10: 1138647950
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 05 February 2016
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lists of plates; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. The Status Quo 2. Reaction 3. The Primitive; 4. Man-in-nature 5. Primitive Man 6. The Heyday 7. Ossian 8. ‘That Long Labyrinth of Darkness 9. The Noble Savage 10. The Wildness Pleases 11. Whiffs of Grapeshot; Additional bibliography; Index

Christopher Thacker