The Rhetoric of Romantic Prophecy |
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| Author:
| Balfour, Ian |
| Series title: | Cultural Memory in the Present Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-4506-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2002 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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The romantic era in England and Germany saw a sudden renewal of prophetic modes of writing. Biblical prophecy and classical oracle once again became viable models for poetry and even for journalistic prose. After surveying 18th-century biblical hermeneutics, as well as numerous instances of prophetic eruption in Romantic poetry, the book culminates in close readings of works by Blake, Hölderlin, and Coleridge.
The romantic era in England and Germany saw a sudden renewal of prophetic modes of writing. Biblical prophecy and classical oracle once again became viable models for poetry and even for journalistic prose. After surveying 18th-century biblical hermeneutics, as well as numerous instances of prophetic eruption in Romantic poetry, the book culminates in close readings of works by Blake, Hölderlin, and Coleridge.