04695nam 2200757 450 991045679700332120200520144314.01-4426-8918-810.3138/9781442689183(CKB)2550000000019358(EBL)3268282(OCoLC)923772226(SSID)ssj0000478845(PQKBManifestationID)11291972(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478845(PQKBWorkID)10453348(PQKB)10972008(CaPaEBR)430860(CaBNvSL)slc00224398(MiAaPQ)EBC3268282(MiAaPQ)EBC4672678(DE-B1597)465297(OCoLC)1013939092(OCoLC)944176527(DE-B1597)9781442689183(Au-PeEL)EBL4672678(CaPaEBR)ebr11258334(OCoLC)958565643(EXLCZ)99255000000001935820160923h20092009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpheres of action speech and performance in Romantic culture /edited by Alexander Dick and Angela EsterhammerToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2009.©20091 online resource (315 p.)0-8020-9803-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Romantic Spheres of Action / Esterhammer, Angela / Dick, Alexander -- PART 1. Public Speaking -- 1. Re-sounding Romanticism: John Thelwall and the Science and Practice of Elocution / Thompson, Judith -- 2. Coleridge the Lecturer, A Disappearing Act / Zimmerman, Sarah M. -- 3. Wordsworth's Lament / Dick, Alexander -- 4. Blasphemy Trials and The Cenci: Parody as Performative / Myers, Victoria -- 5. A Race of Devils: Frankenstein, Romanticism, and the Tragedy of Human Origin / Oort, Richard Van -- PART 2. Body Language -- 6. Telling Lies with Body Language / Burwick, Frederick -- 7. Cross-Dressing and the Performance of Gender in Romantic-Period Comic Plays by Women / Purinton, Marjean D. -- 8. Fox's Tears: The Staging of Liquid Politics / O'Quinn, Daniel -- 9. Citational Cosmopolitics: Staël, Byron, and the Foreignizing Effect of Cultural Translation / Lambier, Joshua -- 10. Captain Barclay's Performance: Decoding Pedestrianism in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain / Crochunis, Thomas C. -- Works Cited -- Contributors -- IndexWith contributions from leading Romanticist scholars who draw on literary history, performance studies, philosophy, linguistics, and anthropology, Spheres of Action examines the significant intersections between language and performance during the Romantic period. These essays consider cultural phenomena such as elocution and political oratory, newspaper journalism, public mourning, the function of gesture and clothing in theatre - even a long-distance walking contest. They examine the problematic relationships among action, agency, and language in a variety of cultural institutions and media from the era. Exploring aspects of public speaking and body language, these essays propose that understanding the culture and institutions of the Romantic period requires nuanced approaches to performance and agency. The collection also studies the ways in which the Romantics discovered both the potency and limitations of performativity. Presenting a boldly multifaceted portrait of Romantic culture, Spheres of Action is essential reading for Romanticists, historians, and scholars with interests in language and performance.English literature18th centuryHistory and criticismEnglish literature19th centuryHistory and criticismLanguage and languages in literatureRomanticismGreat BritainSpeech acts (Linguistics)Performative (Philosophy)Electronic books.English literatureHistory and criticism.English literatureHistory and criticism.Language and languages in literature.RomanticismSpeech acts (Linguistics)Performative (Philosophy)820.9/145Esterhammer AngelaDick Alexander John1970-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456797003321Spheres of action2055559UNINA