Romanticism And The Rural Community

Romanticism and the rural community investigates the representation of the rural village and country town in a range of Romantic texts. The proper organization of rural communities was central to political and social debates at the turn of the eighteenth century, and featured strongly in 1790s political polemic. This book considers works by Jane Austin, Robert Burns, John Clare and William Wordsworth, as well as less well-known writers (Robert Bloomfield, George Crabbe and Ebenezer Elliott). It is informed by ideas derived from recent study of communitarian social development and the role of human links and networks in sustaining adaptable community structures. Through it's focus on the search for local solutions to what were perceived to be large-scale or national problems of sustainability, the book is relevant to recent developments in eco-criticism within Romantic studies. It also links into the ongoing contemporary debate about the make-up and function of rural communities.

Year

2013

Language

English

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Editions

5

Pages

223

ISBN

9781137281784

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