from Part III - In the Name of Time
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This chapter explores Michael Field’s complex engagement with Romanticism, particularly their poetic and philosophical filiations with Keats, Shelley, and Wordsworth. While Katharine Bradley and Edith Cooper express a desire to break free from literary precursors, their writings reveal a dynamic relationship with Romantic ideals that is enriched by their collaborative and sensory aesthetic. Analysing Bradley and Cooper’s life-writing and lyrics, the chapter focuses on their sensual interaction with the natural world, their pursuit of a posthumous life in letters, and their redefinition of the Sublime to accommodate shared ecstatic pleasure. Understanding Michael Field’s place in literary history requires a capacious approach to periodisation that acknowledges the fluidity between Romanticism and the Victorian era, particularly in their blending of Romantic and decadent sensibilities.
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