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White Revolutionary Subjecthood in Percy B. Shelley’s “Laon and Cythna” 雪莱《莱翁与西特纳》中的白人革命主体性

Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.2.5

Arif Camoglu

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Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.2.6

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William Wordsworth and the “Miraculous Gift” of Habit 威廉·华兹华斯和习惯的“神奇礼物”

Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.2.2

Shuta Kiba

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Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.2.1

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Sympathy and the Self in William Godwin’s Mandeville (1817) 威廉·戈德温《曼德维尔》中的同情与自我

Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.2.4

Colin Azariah-Kribbs

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Astley before Astley’s 阿斯特利在阿斯特利之前

Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.2.3

Cassie Mayer, Lise Mayer, David Mayer

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Important Notice: Distribution of Essays in Romanticism 重要提示:浪漫主义散文的分布

Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.2.7

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Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.1.1

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Indication, Ekphrasis, and Things as They Are: Paul Fry with James Schuyler 暗示、措辞和事物的本来面目:保罗·弗莱与詹姆斯·斯凯勒

Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.1.8

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The Recovery of Still Life: On a Gesture in Paul Fry’s Poetic Criticism 静物的复苏:保罗·弗莱诗歌批评的一个姿态

Essays in Romanticism Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.3828/eir.2023.30.1.9

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