Romantic Languor: Images of Passivity in Romantic Poetry
type: CreativeWork
description: Late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century poetry is filled with images of passivity to higher forces. Most common is the figure of the reclining poet, who invites inspiration or mystical, visionary experiences by relaxing mind and body and allowing wise, benevolent powers in nature or the
abstract: Late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century poetry is filled with images of passivity to higher forces. Most common is the figure of the reclining poet, who invites inspiration or mystical, visionary experiences by relaxing mind and body and allowing wise, benevolent powers in nature or the
author: Lau, Mary Elizabeth
language: eng
keywords: Literature, English
date published: 2014-12-12T21:10:02Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:25:55Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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value: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/66337