Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index.
Literary genius, transgression and society in the early nineteenth century -- Literary biography and its discontents -- Magazine biography in the late Romantic period -- Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine and the construction of Wordsworth's genius -- William Hazlitt and the degradation of genius -- 'The quack artist': Benjamin Robert Haydon and the dangers of publicity.
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Considering how literary magazines in early nineteenth-century Britain debated the nature of genius, as well as how and why they constructed particular creative artists as geniuses, this is an important work for anyone working on Romantic literature.
Romantic genius and the literary magazine.
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Haydon, Benjamin Robert,1786-1846-- Appreciation-- Great Britain.
Hazlitt, William,1778-1830-- Appreciation-- Great Britain.
Wordsworth, William,1770-1850-- Appreciation-- Great Britain.
Haydon, Benjamin Robert,1786-1846.
Hazlitt, William,1778-1830.
Wordsworth, William,1770-1850.
Authors, English-- Biography-- History and criticism.
Biography as a literary form.
Celebrities-- Great Britain-- Biography-- History and criticism.
English periodicals-- History-- 19th century.
English prose literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Genius-- History-- 19th century.
Literature and society-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.
Politics and literature-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.