The Lucid Veil: Poetic Truth in the Victorian Era
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ISBN10: 0485112930
ISBN13: 9780485112931
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Dec 1 2000
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780485112931
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Dec 1 2000
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Lucid Veil is conceived as a sequel to The Mirror and the Lamp by M.H. Abrams. It gives a comprehensive account of the philosophic background of Victorian poetics. It is the first study to attempt to relate the theory and practice of poetry in the Victorian period to changing axioms of knowledge and perception. it will become a major work of reference and a new point of departure in the study of Victorian thought, philosophy, language and poetry. The author is Professor of English at Victoria College, University of Toronto.
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