A new scene of thought : : studies in Romantic realism / / by Richard Lansdown.

• VerfasserIn: Lansdown, Richard, 1961-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill-Rodopi,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Costerus New Series 213.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Eighteenth-century literature is often associated with the birth of the realistic novel, just as the Romantic movement is often associated with intellectual idealism. This study asks its readers to reconsider and perhaps even to invert impressions like these. It re-examines English Romantic literature in the light of a profound shift of realistic understanding, going beyond the empirical representation of people and objects into new and bold explorations of moral psychology.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- An Eighteenth-Century Scene of Thought: Some Philosophers -- An Eighteenth-Century Scene of Thought: Some Imaginative Writers -- The Idea of the Unconscious: The Prelude of 1799 -- The Idea of the Irrational: Northanger Abbey -- The Idea of the Immediate: Don Juan -- The Idea of the Personal: “My First Acquaintance with Poets” -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.