On Form
Author | : Angela Leighton |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199551934 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199551936 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On Form by : Angela Leighton
Download or read book On Form written by Angela Leighton and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'On Form' assesses both the legacy of Victorian aestheticism and the nature of the literary. It tracks the development of the world 'form' since the Romantics and offers readings of, among others, Tennyson, Yeats and Plath. Original readings of poetry are combined with a powerful argument about the nature of aesthetic pleasure.