Title The age of eclecticism : literature and culture in Britain, 1815-1885 / Christine Bolus-Reichert

Published Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 296 pages) Contents History's diverse beauties -- The philosophy of the nineteenth century -- Eclecticism and literary modernity -- Alfred Tennyson : the originality of medley -- Charles Kingsley : the Alexandrian age -- Matthew Arnold : the second best life -- Walter Pater and Thomas Hardy : "triumph in mutability." Summary "The burden of the past" invoked by any discussion of eclecticism is a familiar aspect of modernity, particularly in the history of literature. This book aims to place this dynamic in a broader context by examining the rise of a manifold eclecticism in the nineteenth century. It focuses on two understandings of eclecticism in the period--one understood as an unreflective embrace of either conflicting beliefs or divergent historical styles, the other a mode of critical engagement that ultimately could lead to a rethinking of the contrast between creation and criticism and of the very idea of the original Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-288) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 -- Criticism and interpretation Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 -- Criticism and interpretation Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 -- Criticism and interpretation Pater, Walter, 1839-1894 -- Criticism and interpretation Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation Pater, Walter, 1839-1894 -- Criticism and interpretation Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 -- Criticism and interpretation Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 -- Criticism and interpretation Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 -- Criticism and interpretation Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 fast Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 fast Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 fast Pater, Walter, 1839-1894 fast Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 fast Tennyson, Alfred, 1809-1892. (NL-LeOCL)06835259X nta Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875. (NL-LeOCL)069331278 nta Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888. (NL-LeOCL)068959664 nta Pater, Walter, 1839-1894. (NL-LeOCL)069146454 nta Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. (NL-LeOCL)068485557 nta Tennyson, Alfred, 1809-1892 -- analys och tolkning. sao Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 -- analys och tolkning. sao Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 -- analys och tolkning. sao Pater, Walter, 1839-1894 -- analys och tolkning. sao Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- analys och tolkning. sao Subject English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Eclecticism in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. Eclecticism in literature English literature Literatur Eklektizismus 18.05 English literature. Engelsk litteratur -- historia -- 1800-talet. Englisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2009015109 ISBN 9780814271438 081427143X

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