The pessimism of James Thomson (B. V.) in relation to his times PDF Download

Author: Kenneth Hugh Byron
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111656039
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Author: Bertram Dobell
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Category : Pessimism in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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Author: Bertram Dobell
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483283527
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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Excerpt from The Laureate of Pessimism: A Sketch of the Life, and Character of James Thomson Bv Author of the City of Dreadful Night Night, while Thomson, brought up as Arnold was, might conceivably have been the author of Literafi ture and Dogma -was unable to make a sufficient income by his pen to supply his wants, it is no wonder that suffering under the dis advantages of poverty and unpopular opinions, was scarcely able to gain a bare subsistence by his writings, and remained almost to the end of his career unknown and unappreciated. He dared to transgress that most stringent of all the command ments of the British Philistine, Thou shalt, before all else, be respectable, and he paid the due penalty for his contumacy. James Thomson was born at Port Glasgow on November 23, 1834. He was thus a scion of the Victorian period, and though he was during his whole life at war with most of its tendencies, it was not the less impossible for him to escape from being influenced by the spirit of the time. Even the revolter against convention, however he may strive against its influence, cannot altogether eliminate its virus from his veins. Had Thomson been born a generation later he would, I think, have had a happier life, and would have found a much more sympathetic and appreciative audience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Bertram Dobell
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290919036
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Languages : en
Pages : 82

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Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004333045
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Of all eras of London’s history, the Victorian and Edwardian city continues to stimulate the literary, visual, and popular imaginations like no other. This collection explores the unique relationship between the literary, and more broadly, artistic imagination and experience of the Victorian and Edwardian city. It includes some major figures such as Wordsworth, Dickens, and James, but also other writers and artists who are all but forgotten. Bringing together some of the leading scholars working on representations of Victorian and Edwardian London, this collection will be of interest to scholars, researchers and students working on literary London and more broadly the urban in the nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries.

Author: Betram Dobell
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781347507070
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Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Author: Isobel Armstrong
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317688805
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 576

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In Victorian Poetry: Poetry, Poetics and Politics, Isobel Armstrong rescued Victorian poetry from its longstanding sepia image as ‘a moralised form of romantic verse' and unearthed its often subversive critique of nineteenth-century culture and politics. In this uniquely comprehensive and theoretically astute new edition, Armstrong provides an entirely new preface that notes the key advances in the criticism of Victorian poetry since her classic work was first published in 1993. A new chapter on the alternative fin de siècle sees Armstrong discuss Michael Field, Rudyard Kipling, Alice Meynell and a selection of Hardy lyrics. The extensive bibliography acts as a key resource for students and scholars alike.

Author: Betram 1842-1914 Dobell
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014731944
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Languages : en
Pages : 80

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Dobell Betram 1842-1914
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781313043861
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Languages : en
Pages : 82

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Author: Laurence W. Mazzeno
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030140423
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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The twelve essays in Victorian Environmental Nightmares explore various “environmental nightmares” through applied analyses of Victorian texts. Over the course of the nineteenth century, writers of imaginative literature often expressed fears and concerns over environmental degradation (in its wide variety of meanings, including social and moral). In some instances, natural or environmental disasters influenced these responses; in other instances a growing awareness of problems caused by industrial pollution and the growth of cities prompted responses. Seven essays in this volume cover works about Britain and its current and former colonies that examine these nightmare environments at home and abroad. But as the remaining five essays in this collection demonstrate, “environmental nightmares” are not restricted to essays on actual disasters or realistic fiction, since in many cases Victorian writers projected onto imperial landscapes or wholly imagined landscapes in fantastic fiction their anxieties about how humans might change their environments—and how these environments might also change humans.