The Rhetoric of Romantic Prophecy

by Ian Balfour

Book Overview

The romantic era in England and Germany saw a sudden renewal of prophetic modes of writing. Biblical prophecy and classical oracle once again became viable models for poetry and even for journalistic prose. After surveying 18th-century biblical hermeneutics, as well as numerous instances of prophetic eruption in Romantic poetry, the book culminates in close readings of works by Blake, H lderlin, and Coleridge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804745064
• ISBN13: 9780804745062
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"