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Author Houghton-Walker, Sarah, author

Title Representations of the gypsy in the Romantic period / Sarah Houghton-Walker
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Contents Introduction -- Background, histories, and myths: The situation of the Gypsies in the Romantic period -- Literary contexts: The Gypsy and the page in the Romantic period -- William Cowper's Gypsies -- John Clare's Gypsies -- Wandering, Wordsworth, and Gypsies -- 'Place' in Austen's Emma: Englishness, Gypsies, and Harriet Smith -- Aesthetic theories and literary traditions: Accommodating the Gypsy in art -- Industry, idleness, and class -- Conclusion
Summary This publication examines the ways writers and artists from the Romantic period depict gypsies. It examines how various aspects of the contemporary context influence those depictions, and highlights the opportunities offered by the figure of the gypsy for the exploration of a range of hopes and fears
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 14, 2014)
Subject Romanies in literature.
European literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
European literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
Romanticism -- Europe
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
European literature
Romanies in literature
Romanticism
Europe
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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