Romanticism, Sincerity and Authenticity - by T Milnes & K Sinanan (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The categories of authenticity and sincerity have been treated with scepticism since at least the early twentieth century, but they remain indispensable for the study of Romantic literature and culture. This book, focusing on authors including Byron, Coleridge and Austen, aims to relocate the terms within the context of current critical debates"--

Book Synopsis

The categories of authenticity and sincerity, treated sceptically since the early twentieth century, remain indispensable for the study of Romantic literature and culture. This book, focusing on authors including Wordsworth, Macpherson and Austen, highlights their complexities, showing how they can become meaningful to current critical debates.

Review Quotes

'When understanding Romanticism, 'Sincerity' and 'Authenticity ' are crucial concepts. Drawing particularly on the subjective or objective implications (not to mention the fruitful ambiguities) involved, the writers here find themselves considering relevant aspects of many 'Romantic' writers, from Macpherson and Chatterton to Wordsworth and Jane Austen, in new and absorbing ways.'

- John Beer, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Cambridge, UK.

About the Author

DANIEL COOK PhD student at Queens' College, University of Cambridge, UK ALEX DICK Assistant Professor of English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada ANGELA ESTERHAMMER Distinguished University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Western Ontario, Canada JOHN HALLIWELL Secretary for the Centre for Romantic Studies at the University of Bristol, UK SARA LODGE Lecturer in English at the University of St Andrews, UK. TIM MILNES Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, UK DAFYDD MOORE Lecturer in English at the University of Plymouth, UK MARGARET RUSSETT Professor of English at the University of Southern California, USA KERRY SINANAN Senior Lecturer in English at the University of the West of England, UK ASHLEY TAUCHERT Associate Professor of English at the University of Exeter, UK JANE WRIGHT Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol, UK