Bibliograph

The mirror and the lamp:, romantic theory and the critical tradition

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The mirror and the lamp:, romantic theory and the critical tradition

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 337-392)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The mirror and the lamp:

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

328390

Series statement

Norton library

Sub title

romantic theory and the critical tradition

Summary

Traces the evolution of the Romantic approach to literary criticism and compares it to the other methods which prevailed in the early nineteenth century

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Orientation of critical theories -- Imitation and the mirror -- Romantic analogues of art and mind -- The development of the expressive theory of poetry and art -- Varieties of romantic theory: Wordsworth and Coleridge -- Varieties of romantic theory: Shelley, Hazlitt, Keble, and others -- The psychology of literary invention: Mechanical and organic theories -- The psychology of literary invention: Unconscious genius and organic growth -- Literature as a revelation of personality -- The criterion of truth to nature: Romance, myth, and metaphor -- Science and poetry in romantic criticism

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