Romantic things
by Mary Jacobus

Here, Jacobus discusses objects and attributes that test our perceptions and preoccupy both Romantic poetry and modern philosophy. John Clare, John Constable, W.G. Sebald, and Gerhard Richter make appearances around the central figure of William Wordsworth as Jacobus explores trees, rocks, clouds, and sleep in their work.
Criticism and interpretationRomanticismNature in literatureWordsworth, william, 1770-1850English poetry, history and criticism, 19th century