Fatal autonomy
William Jewett
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Fatal autonomy
Published
2019
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pages
280
ISBN-13
9781501744525
Description
Describing an enduring moral puzzle and explaining how it helped shape a key moment in the history of poetic drama, Fatal Autonomy represents Romanticism as a reckoning with the costs of individual agency. No moral calculus can ever fully determine the relation of events to an individual's actions and failures to act, William Jewett argues; that is why the stubborn belief in such a relationship gives rise to tragedy. Jewett maintains that tragic drama forces its readers and viewers to confront the ways in which the use of language grants agency. The Romantic poets saw a moral challenge in that confrontation and followed its generic implications toward a new kind of poetry. Fatal Autonomy thus looks to Romantic drama to explain how Romantic poetry came to hold a permanent grip on conceptions of moral life. Tracing the source of major strains in British Romanticism to a politically charged body of dramatic poems, Jewett focuses on two historical moments: 1794-97, which he describes as the political turning point in the careers of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and 1819-22, the years in which he believes Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron wrote their best poetry.
Subjects
Hegel, Literature, and the Problem of Agency (Modern European Philosophy)
Reconfiguring Human Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture
Rejection of Victimhood in Literature
Constructions of Agency in American Literature on the War of Independence
Environmental Practice And Early American Literature
Medieval Things
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Fatal autonomy?
This edition of Fatal autonomy has approximately 280 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Fatal autonomy?
For most readers, Fatal autonomy typically takes between 5h 50m and 3h 53m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 70,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 40m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 10 days • Estimated word count: 70,000 words
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What is the word count of Fatal autonomy?
The estimated word count for Fatal autonomy is approximately 70,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Fatal autonomy?
Fatal autonomy was written by William Jewett.
When was Fatal autonomy published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2019. The original work may have been published on a different date.