Towards Romantic Periodical Studies: 12 Case Studies from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine

The book explores the trailblazing Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, a key literary periodical of the Romantic period, and its impact on British Romanticism. It features eleven essays that demonstrate the magazine's significance in shaping contemporary discussions and includes contributions from leading scholars in the field. The book contributes to bicentenary celebrations and reappraisals of Blackwood's and the authors and works it featured, such as Shelley's Frankenstein, Byron's Don Juan, and Keats's Poems.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 31 August 2020
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, a pioneering literary magazine of the Romantic period, is the focus of this book. It explores the magazine's impact on British Romanticism and its significance in the bicentenary celebrations and reappraisals of the magazine and its authors. The book features eleven essays that demonstrate how the magazine's commentary, reviews, and original fiction and verse can inform contemporary discussions surrounding British Romanticism. The essays cover a wide range of methodological, conceptual, and literary-historical insights, making it a valuable resource for scholars of Romantic periodicals. The book also highlights the research potential unlocked by new digital resources for studying Romantic periodicals, emphasizing the importance of engaging with the magazine's wide-ranging commentary, reviews, and original fiction and verse. Overall, the book contributes to the field of Romantic periodical studies and provides a valuable resource for scholars and students interested in the period.

Weight: 576g
Dimension: 163 x 241 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474448123