The Genevese Background

Studies of Shelley, Francis Danby, Maria Edgeworth, Ruskin, Meredith, and Joseph Conrad in Geneva

H. W. Häusermann (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138191105 (ISBN)

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First published in 1952. This title explores the lives of authors during their time in Geneva; including chapters on the Romantic author Mary Shelley, the novelist Joseph Conrad and the critic John Ruskin, amongst many others. This interesting study also includes letters that had previously been unpublished, all of which provide an insightful introduction into the lives of the writers. The Genevese Background will be of interest to students of literature.

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Prefatory Note; 1. Shelley’s House in Geneva 2. A Letter from Shelley to Medwin 3. Francis Danby in Geneva 4. Maria Edgeworth’s Debt to Geneva 5. Ruskin’s Friend and Physician in Geneva: Dr. L. A. Gosse 6. ‘The Tragic Comedians’, by George Meredith 7. Joseph Conrad’s Literary Activity in Geneva; List of Edgeworth Letters; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	28.06.2016
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Romanticism
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	630 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte
ISBN-13	9781138191105 / 9781138191105
Zustand	Neuware