Thomas Chatterton and Romantic Culture

Thomas Chatterton was a poet, forger, and adolescent suicide, and the debate over his work was a pivotal episode in the history of 18th century literature. It ultimately established Chatterton as the inspiration for Romantic poets like Blake, Coleridge, and Keats. This book is a major collection of diverse new essays by scholars, critics, and writers like Peter Ackroyd and Richard Holmes. They show the mercurial Chatterton in exciting new contexts, and restore him as a seminal figure in English Literature.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312228481
• ISBN13: 9780312228484
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.3"