Through the consideration of canonical authors such as Blake, Scott, and Wordsworth and of lesser-studied works such as radical press writings and popular drama, this study explores the imaginative appeal of the social structures and literary forms of the Middle Ages, and how they raised awareness of Britain's tradition of freedom.
| ISBN: | 9780230103740 |
| Publication date: | 10th January 2011 |
| Author: | Clare A Simmons |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 233 pages |
| Series: | Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |