The Domestication of Genius
| Author | : Julian North |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2009-11-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199571987 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199571988 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Domestication of Genius by : Julian North
Download or read book The Domestication of Genius written by Julian North and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the Lives of Byron, Shelley, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Felicia Hemans, and Letitia Landon, North explores how biographies by writers including Thomas Moore, Mary Shelley, Thomas De Quincey, both perpetuated and, by revealing private weaknesses and domestic failures, challenged the myth of 'the Romantic poet'.
