The language of the senses : sensory-perceptual dynamics in Wordsworth, Coleridge, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson

The language of the senses : sensory-perceptual dynamics in Wordsworth, Coleridge, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson / Kerry McSweeney.

"McSweeney discusses the sensory acuity that informs the finest achievements of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson and which, when blunted by illness or age, contributes to an attenuation of their creative power. He supplies a "sensory profile" or sensory history f...

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Main Author: McSweeney, Kerry, 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Senses and sensation in literature.
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
Perception in literature.
English-speaking countries > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Call Number: PN56.S47 M38 1998
Status: Available

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