The Myth and Identity of the Romantic Artist in European Literature: A Self-Constructed Fantasy (Routledge Studies in Comparative Literature)

Synopsis

This study addresses the question of artistic identity and the myth of the artist as it has been shaped by the artists themselves. While the term artist is to be understood in a broad sense, the focus of this study is the literature of the Romantic tradition. Identity is largely perceived as a construct, and a central hypothesis of this book concerns its aesthetic value and the ways it creates dominant narratives of self-perception that produce powerful myths. The construction of the artist’s identity, be it collective or personal, rests on a series of aesthetic praxes. Caught between the mythic idealisation of poetic genius and its social devaluation, the Romantic artist seeks to create a place for himself, and in doing so, he engages in his own mythmaking. This process is studied in an interdisciplinary perspective, approaching texts and writers from different traditions. The study analyses various typologies of the artist, numerous mythmaking strategies as well as several postural techniques; all of which have sketched major direct or indirect fictional self-portraits in the European tradition.

Copyright:

2023

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Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

222 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000627275

Related ISBNs:

9781032314143, 9780367759360, 9780367759377

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/04/22

Copyrighted By:

Elena Anastasaki, The right of Elena Anastasaki to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts

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