Inspiration and Insanity in British Poetry : 1825–1855 /: 1825–1855. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph Crawford.
• Authors: Crawford, Joseph
• Contents: 1. Introduction.- 2. 'He was not one of ye': poetry and mental peculiarity, 1825-36.- 3. 'Ah! let me not be fool'd': delusion and inspiration in the poems of Browning and Tennyson, 1832-40.- 4. Sir William's last stand: poetry and insanity in England, 1837-42.- 5. Seeing Things: Mesmerism, Spiritualism, and Romantic Poetry, 1836-55.- 6. 'The Madness': inspiration and insanity in Spasmodic poetry, 1851-55.- 7. Epilogue: 'It is strange.'.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Subjects: Literature; Poetry; History; Philosophy of mind; Consciousness; Literary Criticism -- Poetry; Science -- History; Philosophy -- Mind & Body; Psychology -- Cognitive Psychology; Literary studies: poetry & poets; History of science; Philosophy of mind; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900; Literature, Modern-19th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030216719
• Related ISBNs: 9783030216702
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.