England in 1819 the Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Publish date: 02/01/1998
But the year of Peterloo in British history is notable for more than just the volume, value, and topicality of its literature. Writing from 1819, argues Chandler, was acutely aware not only of its place in history, but also of its place as history -- a realization of a literary "spirit of the age" that resonates strongly with the current "return to history" in literary studies. Chandler explores the ties between Romantic and contemporary historicism, such as the shared tendency to seize a single dated event as both important on its own and as a "case" testing general principles. To animate these issues, Chandler offers a series of cases of his own built around key texts from 1819.
Like the famous sonnet by Shelley from which it takes its name, Chandler's long-awaited book simultaneously creates and critiques its own place in history. It promises to be not only a crucial study of Romanticism but also a major contribution to our understanding ofhistoricism.
"James Chandler has asked himself what it means to 'date' a work of art -- to link it to a particular time and place and history -- and why it should matter that we do so. In response he has written an ambitious and important book....Chandler's study is a significant intervention both in the study of a major literary period and in the genealogy of the present". -- Stephen Greenblatt, University of California, Berkeley
"James Chandler's England in 1819 will be one of the most important works of literacy criticism published this decade". -- Mary Poovey, Johns Hopkins University
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