Romantic Things (Paperback)

Our thoughts are shaped as much by what things make of us as by what we make of them. In Romantic Things, Mary Jacobus explores the world of objects and phenomena in nature as expressed in Romantic poetry alongside the theme of sentience and sensory deprivation in literature and art. Jacobus discusses objects and attributes that test our perceptions and preoccupy both Romantic poetry and modern philosophy. John Clare, John Constable, Rainer Maria Rilke, W G Sebald, and Gerhard Richter make appearances around the central figure of William Wordsworth as Jacobus explores trees, rocks, clouds, breath, sleep, deafness, and blindness in their work. Along the way, she is assisted by the writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jacques Derrida, and Jean-Luc Nancy. Helping us think more deeply about things both visible and invisible, felt and unfeeling, Romantic Things opens our eyes to what has been previously overlooked in lyric and Romantic poetry.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2015
Authors:	Mary Jacobus
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	221
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-27134-7
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-226-27134-X
Barcode:	9780226271347

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