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1 online resource."Wu is not a scholar who trades in faddish or modish opinion, and as its title implies, this is by its very nature an exercise in controversy and debate. The book represents a triumph of individual scholarship over what is claimed as often flawed, albeit consensual, critical opinion. Wu's fluid, readable prose is accessible to all, and his extensive and subtle insights are a joy to read. This unique addition to the student bookshelf provides enjoyment and instruction simultaneously."-- Jane Moore, Cardiff University.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A Note on Monetary Values; Myth 1 Romanticism began in 1798; Myth 2 English Romanticism was a reaction against the Enlightenment; 2.1 New Forms of Sociability; 2.2 The Language of Passion; 2.3 The Poet as Prophet; Myth 3 The Romantics hated the sciences; Myth 4 The Romantics repudiated the Augustans, especially Pope and Dryden; Myth 5 The Romantic poets were misunderstood, solitary geniuses; Myth 6 Romantic poems were produced by spontaneous inspiration; Myth 7 Blake was mad.Myth 8 Blake wrote `Jerusalem' as an anthem to EnglishnessMyth 9 Lyrical Ballads (1798) was designed to illustrate `the two cardinal points of poetry', using poems about everyday life and the supernatural; Myth 10 Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads was a manifesto for the Romantic revolution; Myth 11 Wordsworth had an incestuous relationship with his sister; Myth 12 Tory Wordsworth; Myth 13 The person from Porlock; Myth 14 Jane Austen had an incestuous relationship with her sister; Myth 15 The Keswick rapist; Myth 16 Byron had an affair with his sister.Myth 17 Byron was a great lover of womenMyth 18 Byron was a champion of democracy; Myth 19 Byron was a `noble warrior' who died fighting for Greek freedom; Myth 20 Shelley committed suicide by sailboat; Myth 21 Shelley's heart; Myth 22 Keats's `humble origins'; Myth 23 Keats was gay; Myth 24 Keats was killed by a review; Myth 25 Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote Frankenstein; Myth 26 Women writers were an exploited underclass-unknown, unloved, and unpaid; Myth 27 The Romantics were atheists; Myth 28 The Romantics were counter-cultural drug users.Myth 29 The Romantics practised free love on principleMyth 30 The Romantics were the rock stars of their day; Coda; Further Reading; Index; EULA.Duncan Wu.Includes bibliographical references and index.e-uk--- 1700-1899 fast English literature19th centuryHistory and criticismEnglish literature18th centuryHistory and criticismRomanticismGreat BritainLiterature and societyGreat BritainHistoryEnglish literature18th centuryHistory and criticismEnglish literature19th centuryHistory and criticismLiterature and societyGreat BritainHistoryRomanticismGreat BritainLITERARY CRITICISMEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshEnglish literatureLiterature and societyRomanticismGreat BritainPR457820.9/145Wu, Duncan.Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015(DLC) 20140469509781118843178111884317797811188431851118843185201404889462051578-B85E-44BC-B7F8-2F62366FC895 OverDrive, Inc.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118843109http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118843109DLC14121720171025133041.0ocn898334476eng