Romantic Image by Frank Kermode

Romantic Image by Frank Kermode

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This classic work, back in print for the first time in over a decade, questions the public's harsh perception of the artist, while at the same time gently poking fun at the artists' own, often inflated self-image.

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Romantic Image by Frank Kermode

For the past four decades Frank Kermode, critic and writer, has steadily established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. Questioning the public's harsh perception of 'the artist', Kermode at the same time gently pokes fun at artists' own, often inflated, self-image. He identifies what has become one of the defining characteristics of the Romantic tradition - the artist in isolation and the emerging power of the imagination. Back in print after an absence of over a decade, The Romantic Image is quintessential Kermode. Enlightenment has seldom been so enjoyable!

'In this extremely important book of speculative and scholarly criticism, Mr Kermode is setting out to re-define the notion of the Romantic tradition, especially in relation to English poetry and criticism' - Times Literary Supplement


'Kermode's effortless learning, lucid intelligence and wry, self-deprecating style prove that, at its best, literary criticism itself is a lively art.' - Al Alvarez

Frank Kermode (1919- ) One of the most distinguished critics of our time. He has taught at numerous universities including Cambridge and Harvard. Kermode was knighted in 1991.

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ISBN 13 9780415261876
ISBN 10 0415261872
Title Romantic Image
Author Frank Kermode
Series Routledge Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2001-10-12
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.