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Byron and the Forms of Thought (Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts & Studies)
Anthony Howe
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Hardcover. A study of Byron as a poet and thinker. While informed by recent work on Byron's philosophical contexts, it questions attempts to describe Byron as a philosopher of a particular kind. It approaches Byron, rather, as a writer fascinated by the different ways of thinking philosophy and poetry are taken to represent. Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
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Byron and the Forms of Thought is a major new study of Byron as a poet and thinker. While informed by recent work on Byron’s philosophical contexts, the book questions attempts to describe Byron as a philosopher of a particular kind. It approaches Byron, rather, as a writer fascinated by the different ways of thinking philosophy and poetry are taken to represent. After an Introduction that explores Byron’s reception as a thinker, the book moves to a new reading of Byron’s scepticism, arguing for a close proximity, in Byron’s thought, between epistemology and poetics. This is explored through readings of Byron’s efforts both as a philosophical poet and writer of critical prose. The conclusions reached form the basis of an extended reading of Don Juan as a critical narrative that investigates connections between visionary and political consciousness. What emerges is a deeply thoughtful poet intrigued and exercised by the possibilities of literary form.
Byron and the Forms of Thought is a major new study of Byron as a poet and thinker. While informed by recent work on Byron’s philosophical contexts, the book questions attempts to describe Byron as a philosopher of a particular kind. It approaches Byron, rather, as a writer fascinated by the different ways of thinking philosophy and poetry are taken to represent. After an Introduction that explores Byron’s reception as a thinker, the book moves to a new reading of Byron’s scepticism, arguing for a close proximity, in Byron’s thought, between epistemology and poetics. This is explored through readings of Byron’s efforts both as a philosophical poet and writer of critical prose. The conclusions reached form the basis of an extended reading of Don Juan as a critical narrative that investigates connections between visionary and political consciousness. What emerges is a deeply thoughtful poet intrigued and exercised by the possibilities of literary form.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Liverpool English Texts and Studies
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846319716
SKU
V9781846319716
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About Anthony Howe
Dr Anthony Howe is Senior Lecturer in English at Birmingham City University. He is editor of the volume Liberty and Poetic Licence: New Essays on Byron (Liverpool University Press, 2008) and, with Professor Michael O'Neill, of The Oxford Handbook of Percy Bysshe Shelley (2013).
Reviews for Byron and the Forms of Thought (Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts & Studies)
Anthony Howe’s study is well-written (if occasionally gnomic) and full of insights, combining a strong awareness of Byron’s various intellectual engagements with consistently persuasive interpretations of the poetry.
The BARS Review, No. 44, Autumn
Howe’s work represents a promising turn in Byron studies. As we seek to explain and justify the role of literary studies and single-author studies in particular, texts like this one come to our aid... One can hope that the conversations Howe begins in this book – on text, form, language, and politics – come to dominate Byron studies in the coming years.
December 2014
Howe's Byron and the Forms of Thought is illuminating as well as inspiring,readers looking for fresh insights into Byron’s poetry and verse dramas will not be disappointed. Susan Oliver, European Romantic Review ‘Sophisticated thinking and impressive and valuable readings … Howe makes an appeal for a return to a type of close reading that is worth listening to.’
The BARS Review, No. 44, Autumn
Howe’s work represents a promising turn in Byron studies. As we seek to explain and justify the role of literary studies and single-author studies in particular, texts like this one come to our aid... One can hope that the conversations Howe begins in this book – on text, form, language, and politics – come to dominate Byron studies in the coming years.
December 2014
Howe's Byron and the Forms of Thought is illuminating as well as inspiring,readers looking for fresh insights into Byron’s poetry and verse dramas will not be disappointed. Susan Oliver, European Romantic Review ‘Sophisticated thinking and impressive and valuable readings … Howe makes an appeal for a return to a type of close reading that is worth listening to.’