Romanticism and the Rise of English (Hardcover)

Named a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009
"Romanticism and the Rise of English" addresses a peculiar development in contemporary literary criticism: the disappearance of the history of the English language as a relevant topic. Elfenbein argues for a return not to older modes of criticism, but to questions about the relation between literature and language that have vanished from contemporary investigation. His book is an example of a kind of work that has often been called for but rarely realized--a social philology that takes seriously the formal and institutional forces shaping the production of English. This results not only in a history of English, but also in a recovery of major events shaping English studies as a coherent discipline. This book points to new directions in literary criticism by arguing for the need to reconceptualize authorial agency in light of a broadened understanding of linguistic history.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	October 2008
Authors:	Andrew Elfenbein
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-6025-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
LSN:	0-8047-6025-X
Barcode:	9780804760256

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