Inspiration and Insanity in British Poetry: 1825-1855

By Joseph Crawford

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1. Introduction.- 2. 'He was not one of ye': poetry and mental peculiarity, 1825-36.- 3. 'Ah! let me not be fool'd': delusion and inspiration in the poems of Browning and Tennyson, 1832-40.- 4. Sir William's last stand: poetry and insanity in England, 1837-42.- 5. Seeing Things: Mesmerism, Spiritualism, and Romantic Poetry, 1836-55.- 6. 'The Madness': inspiration and insanity in Spasmodic poetry, 1851-55.- 7. Epilogue: 'It is strange.'.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:303021673X

ISBN13:9783030216733

Release Date:August 2020

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.69 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"

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