Charm in Literature from Classical to Modernism: Charmed Life

by Richard Beckman

Charm in Literature from Classical to Modernism: Charmed Life discusses charm as both an emotional and aesthetic phenomenon. Beginning with the first appearance of literary charm in the Sirens episode of the Odyssey, Richard Beckman traces charm throughout canonical literature, examining the metamorphoses of charm through the millennia. The book examines the works of Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030253449
• ISBN13: 9783030253448
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"