Popular Medievalism In Romantic Era Britain

Download or read book Popular Medievalism in Romantic-Era Britain written by C. Simmons and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the consideration of canonical authors such as Blake, Scott, and Wordsworth and of lesser-studied works such as radical press writings and popular drama, this study explores the imaginative appeal of the social structures and literary forms of the Middle Ages, and how they raised awareness of Britain's tradition of freedom.