Romantic Image

Frank Kermode (1919- ) One of the most distinguished critics of our time. He has taught at numerous universities including Cambridge and Harvard. Kermode was knighted in 1991.

• Preface -- A Note on the Frontispiece -- Part I Dancer and -- The Artist in Isolation 3 -- ‘In Memory of Major Robert Gregory’ 37 -- The Image 52 -- The Dancer 59 -- The Tree111 -- Part II The Twentieth -- Arthur Symons 127 -- T. E. Hulme141 -- ‘Dissociation of Sensibility’ 164 -- Conclusion192 -- Epilogue -- Index

'In this extremely important book of speculative and scholarly criticism, Mr Kermode is setting out to re-define the notion of the Romantic tradition, especially in relation to English poetry and criticism.' - Times Literary Supplement