The Lucid Veil: Poetic Truth in the Victorian Age

W. David Shaw

The Lucid Veil: Poetic Truth in the Victorian Age
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 December 2000
Pages
336
ISBN
9780485112931

The Lucid Veil: Poetic Truth in the Victorian Age

W. David Shaw

The Lucid Veil is conceived as a sequel to The Mirror and the Lamp by M.H. Abrams. It gives a comprehensive account of the philosophic background of Victorian poetics. It is the first study to attempt to relate the theory and practice of poetry in the Victorian period to changing axioms of knowledge and perception. it will become a major work of reference and a new point of departure in the study of Victorian thought, philosophy, language and poetry. The author is Professor of English at Victoria College, University of Toronto.

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