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Book SynopsisFor 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!
Trade Review'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
Table of ContentsPreface -- A Note on the Frontispiece -- Part I Dancer and -- The Artist in Isolation 3 -- ‘In Memory of Major Robert Gregory’ 37 -- The Image 52 -- The Dancer 59 -- The Tree111 -- Part II The Twentieth -- Arthur Symons 127 -- T. E. Hulme141 -- ‘Dissociation of Sensibility’ 164 -- Conclusion192 -- Epilogue -- Index
