30 Great Myths about the Romantics
Duncan Wu
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30 Great Myths about the Romantics is a scholarly yet accessible work of literary revisionism that seeks to reassert the humanity of late Georgian and Regency writers by dismantling long-held misconceptions. Duncan Wu systematically challenges popular caricatures, such as the image of the Romantics as solitary, drug-addled, atheistic rock stars, and replaces them with nuanced historical truths that emphasize the reality of their lives over modern fantasy. The text explores 30 specific myths, ranging from the origins of the movement in 1798 to scandalous rumors regarding the personal lives of figures like Wordsworth, Byron, and Keats. By situating these writers within their actual socio-political context, rather than through the lens of retrospective labels they never used, Wu argues that Romanticism is best understood as a diverse, localized, and creative response to a complex era.
30 Great Myths about the Romantics is a scholarly yet accessible work of literary revisionism that seeks to reassert the humanity of late Georgian and Regency writers by dismantling long-held misconceptions. Duncan Wu systematically challenges popular caricatures, such as the image of the Romanti...
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Duncan Wu is Raymond Wagner Professor of Literary Studies at Georgetown University and a leading scholar of British Romanticism. His books include William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man and Wordsworth's Reading, and he has edited numerous critical editions of Romantic-era poetry.
Duncan Wu is Raymond Wagner Professor of Literary Studies at Georgetown University and a leading scholar of British Romanticism. His books include William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man and Wordsworth's Reading, and he has edited numerous critical editions of Romantic-era poetry.
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