Focusing on Wordsworth's later poetry, Philip Shaw explores how his writings post-revolutionary and Napoleonic wars engage with themes of peace and political involvement. The analysis offers fresh insights into the poet's evolving perspectives, highlighting the intersection of literary and political discourse during a transformative period. This work is part of the Flip it Open Programme, with potential Open Access availability.
Related to ideas of the great, the awe-inspiring and the overpowering, the sublime has been debated for centuries amongst writers, artists, philosophers and theorists and has become a complex yet crucial concept in many disciplines. Offering historical overviews and explanations this remarkably clear study is essential reading for students of literature, critical and cultural theory.
The greatest football quotations collection ever, now in its ninth edition.My players are always the best players in the world, even if they aren't' - Jose MourinhoHe was a quiet man, Eric Cantona, but he was a man of few words' - David Beckham`Sometimes when you aim for the stars you hit the moon' - Ian Holloway
Focusing on the often-overlooked common soldier, this study by Philip Shaw explores Romantic-era representations of death and injury through diverse media such as paintings, political writings, anti-war poetry, and early photography. By analyzing soldiers' and surgeons' letters and journals, Shaw reveals evolving perceptions of suffering and challenges traditional views of nobility and heroism associated with war. His work highlights the complexities of human experience in times of conflict, offering a fresh perspective on historical narratives.
This book considers evidence for Germanic goddesses in England and on the Continent, and argues on the basis of linguistic and onomastic evidence that modern scholarship has tended to focus too heavily on the notion of divine functions or spheres of activity, rather than considering localities and social structures.
World Englishes Second Edition provides an overview of the global variation in vocabulary, grammar, phonology and pragmatics of English and includes coverage of spoken varieties that have only recently been researched, as well as changes occurring due to the increasing use of English by non-natives internationally.
Described, variously, as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll, Horses belongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. This book demonstrates how Horses transformed the possibilities of both poetry and rock music.
Focusing on the cultural significance of the Battle of Waterloo, this book reexamines the British Romantic period through the lens of conflict and identity. It challenges traditional views by exploring how the battle influenced concepts of individual and national identity, as well as the portrayal of casualties in various artistic forms. By analyzing both well-known and lesser-known poets, the work seeks to redefine the Romantic era, emphasizing its complexities and the interplay between national and personal narratives.