Carlos Baker Libri

Focusing on the intersection of modern poetry and historical romanticism, this book analyzes the poems that captivated modern poets and their interpretations of romantic ideals. It delves into the aesthetic and ethical concepts drawn from critical prose between 1800-1825, highlighting how these poets incorporated romantic imagery and language into their own creations. This comprehensive discussion caters to both students and scholars, offering insights into the evolution of poetic expression and the lasting influence of romanticism.

In an engaging discussion that will appeal to all students of poetry, including veteran scholars, this book shows which poems most occupied the attention of these moderns, summarizes their attitudes toward historical romanticism, explores what use they made of aesthetic and ethical ideas from the critical prose of 1800-1825, and takes notice of when, where, and precisely how they adapted images and echoed phrases from romantic poetry for use in their own work. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Now hailed as a classic, Carlos Baker's bestselling biography of Hemingway brings into sharp focus one of the titans of 20th-century American literature, a writer whose life itself was the stuff of legend.