| Biofictions: The Rewriting of Romantic Lives in Contemporary Fiction and Drama Contributor(s): Middeke, Martin (Editor), Huber, Werner (Editor), Maack, Annegret (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 157113123X ISBN-13: 9781571131232 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1999 Annotation: It appears that the lives of the British Romantics and the myths surrounding them have a special appeal for contemporary writers.The present volume sets out to explore this renewed interest in Romantic artist-figures in the context of the current renaissance of 'life-writing'. The essays collected here deal with Romantic 'biofictions' by such authors as Peter Ackroyd, Adrian Mitchell, Ann Jellicoe, Liz Lochhead, Judith Chernaik, Amanda Prantera, Robert Nye, Tom Stoppard, Howard Brenton, Edward Bond, and others. Thomas Chatterton, William Blake, James Hogg, Sir Walter Scott, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, John Polidori, John Clare, and -- most prominently -- Lord Byron feature as the 'biographical subjects' in the works discussed. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| LCCN: 98-52965 |
| Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.37" W x 9.39" (1.06 lbs) 238 pages |