Swinburne, “Hertha,” and the Voice of Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12411652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerome Mcgann (University of Virginia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 283-297 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Victorian Literature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-1503 • E-ISSN: 1470-1553 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1060150308080170 |
| OpenAlex | W2166911777 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This soaring passage comes from Max Müller's celebrated 1855 essay on linguistic anthropology. I start with it because no brief text better captures the import of Swinburne's poetic manifesto “Hertha.” And “Hertha” is important because, like “Anactoria,” it is pivotal in Swinburne's ambitious poetic program
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Manifesto · Poetry · Political science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Law · Linguistic research and analysis · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |