The Fantastic Sublime: Romanticism and Transcendence in Nineteenth-century Children's Fantasy Literature (Contributions to the Study of Science ... to the Study of Science Fiction)

by David Sandner (Author), David Sandner (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $119.09

  This study begins with a look at works by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, focusing on the 18th-century view of childhood and fantasy. It expands on the notion that English Romanticism played a significant role in preparing adults to accept fantasy literature for children.