'Byron and the forms of thought' is a major new study of Byron as a poet and thinker. While informed by recent work on Byron's philosophical contexts, the book questions attempts to describe Byron as a philosopher of a particular kind. It approaches Byron, rather, as a writer fascinat...

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Main Author:	Howe, Tony (Lecturer in English) (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Liverpool Liverpool University Press 2013
Series:	Liverpool English texts and studies 61
Subjects:	Poétique LITERARY CRITICISM Literary studies: poetry & poets Literary studies: poetry and poets Philosophy Poetics POETRY Literature Byron, George Gordon Byron / Baron / 1788-1824 / Don Juan Byron, George Gordon Byron / Baron / 1788-1824 / Criticism and interpretation Byron, George Gordon Byron / Baron / 1788-1824 / Philosophy Byron, George Gordon Byron / Baron / 1788-1824 Don Juan (Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron) Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:	'Byron and the forms of thought' is a major new study of Byron as a poet and thinker. While informed by recent work on Byron's philosophical contexts, the book questions attempts to describe Byron as a philosopher of a particular kind. It approaches Byron, rather, as a writer fascinated by the different ways of thinking philosophy and poetry are taken to represent. After an Introduction that explores Byron's reception as a thinker, the book moves to a new reading of Byron's scepticism, arguing for a close proximity, in Byron's thought, between epistemology and poetics. This is explored through readings of Byron's efforts both as a philosophical poet and writer of critical prose. The conclusions reached form the basis of an extended reading of 'Don Juan' as a critical narrative that investigates connections between visionary and political consciousness. What emerges is a deeply thoughtful poet intrigued and exercised by the possibilities of literary form. -- Publisher's description 'Byron and the Forms of Thought' is a major new study of Byron as a poet and thinker. While informed by recent work on Byron's philosophical contexts it sharply diverges from previous methodological assumptions to break new ground. Rather than attempting to re-describe Byron as a philosopher of a particular sort, the book draws attention to the ways in which Byron's poetry understands and explores its own 'philosophical' agency
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (1 electronic resource (vii, 195 Seiten))
ISBN:	1781380910 1781385556 9781781380918 9781781385555