The Rhetoric of Romantic Prophecy

The romantic era in England and Germany saw a sudden renewal of prophetic modes of writing. Biblical prophecy and classical oracle once again became viable models for poetry and even for journalistic prose. After surveying 18th-century biblical hermeneutics, as well as numerous instances of prophetic eruption in Romantic poetry, the book culminates in close readings of works by Blake, Hölderlin, and Coleridge.

Author: Ian Balfour
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 08/20/2002
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.42w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9780804742313

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2003 pg. 1180

About the Author
Ian Balfour is Director of the Graduate Program in English at York Universit