Routledge Thomas Moore and Romantic Inspiration: Poetry, Music, and Politics (Poetry and Song in the Age of Revolution)

Written by internationally established scholars of Thomas Moore’s music, poetry, and prose writing, Thomas Moore and Romantic Inspiration is a collection of twelve essays and a timely response to significant new biographical, historiographical and editorial work on Moore. This collection reflects the rich variety of cutting-edge work being done on this significant and prolific figure. Sarah McCleave and Brian Caraher have contributed an introduction that positions Moore in his own time (1800-1850), addresses subsequent neglect in the twentieth century, and contextualises the contemporary re-evaluation of Thomas Moore as a figure of considerable interdisciplinary artistic and cultural significance. The contributions to this collection establish Moore’s importance in the fields of Neoclassical and Romantic lyricism, musical performance, song-writing, postcolonial criticism, Orientalism and biographical writing― as well as defining the significance of his voice as an engaged social and political commentator of a strongly cosmopolitan and pluralistic inclination. About the Author Dr. Sarah McCleave is a senior lecturer in the School of Creative Arts at Queen’s University Belfast. Brian Caraher is Chair of English Literature (since 1993) and Head of Graduate Teaching and Research in the School of English (since 1996) at Queen’s University Belfast