Romantic Identities Varieties of Subjectivity, 1774}}}1830 [Paperback]

A study of Romantic conceptions of the self which do not depend on the model of psychological depth.A defining feature of Romantic writing, critics have long agreed, is its characterisation of the self in terms of psychological depth. Many Romantic writers, however, did not conceive of the self in this way, and in Romantic identities Andrea K. Henderson investigates Romantic writing that challenges the 'depth' model, or operates outside its domain. Henderson explores various forms of discourse and their perceptions of identity, examines subjects ranging from obstetrics to gothicism, and considers writings by Radcliffe, Byron, Scott, and Shelley, among others.A defining feature of Romantic writing, critics have long agreed, is its characterisation of the self in terms of psychological depth. Many Romantic writers, however, did not conceive of the self in this way, and in Romantic identities Andrea K. Henderson investigates Romantic writing that challenges the 'depth' model, or operates outside its domain. Henderson explores various forms of discourse and their perceptions of identity, examines subjects ranging from obstetrics to gothicism, and considers writings by Radcliffe, Byron, Scott, and Shelley, among others.A defining feature of Romantic writing, critics have long agreed, is its characterization of the self in terms of psychological depth. Many Romantic writers, however, did not conceive of the self in this way, and in Romantic Identities Andrea K. Henderson investigates Romantic writing that challenges the depth model, or operates outside its domain. Henderson explores various forms of discourse and their perceptions of identity, examines subjects ranging from obstetrics to gothicism, and considers writings by Radcliffe, Byron, Scott, and Shelley, among others.List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: from coins to hearts: Romantic forms of subjectivity; 1. Doll-machines and butcher-shop meat: models of childbirth in the early stages of industrl³+