The truth about Romanticism

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"How have our conceptions of truth been shaped by romantic literature? This question lies at the heart of this examination of the concept of truth both in romantic writing and in modern criticism. The romantic idea of truth has long been depicted as aesthetic, imaginative, and ideal. Tim Milnes challenges this picture, demonstrating a pragmatic strain in the writing of Keats, Shelley and Coleridge in particular, that bears a close resemblance to the theories of modern pragmatist thinkers such as Donald Davidson and Jürgen Habermas. Romantic pragmatism, Milnes argues, was in turn influenced by recent developments within linguistic empiricism. This book will be of interest to readers of romantic literature, but also to philosophers, literary theorists, and intellectual historians"--

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  Pragmatism in literature,  English poetry,  Idealism in literature,  History and criticism,  Romanticism,  Keats, john, 1795-1821,  Shelley, percy bysshe, 1792-1822,  Coleridge, samuel taylor, 1772-1834,  English poetry, history and criticism, 19th century,  Romanticism, great britain,  Criticism and interpretationkeats, john , 1795-1821,  Criticism and interpretationshelley, percy bysshe , 1792-1822,  Criticism and interpretationcoleridge, samuel taylor , 1772-1834,  English poetry--history and criticism,  English poetry--19th century--history and criticism,  Romanticism--great britain,  Pr590 .m54 2010,  821/.709145

People: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834),  Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822),  John Keats (1795-1821)

Places: Great Britain

Times: 19th century