Apocalypse and Millennium in English Romantic Poetry

By Morton D. Paley

Book Overview

The interrelationship of apocalypse and millennium is a dominant concern in British Romanticism. The Book of Revelation provides a model of history in which apocalypse is followed by millennium, but the major Romantic poets question the possibility of a successful secularization of this model. Is history developing towards end time and millennium, or is it cyclical and purposeless?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199262179
• ISBN13: 9780199262175
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.4"