title: Formal Charges: The Shaping of Poetry in British Romanticism
author:  Susan J. Wolfson 
description: "The publication of Susan Wolfson's ...book <i>Formal Charges</i> is a terribly important event, not only in the history of Romantic Studies, but in the history of the theoretical discourses currently questioning whether the study of literature should become Cultural Studies, and asking to what extent the practice of aesthetic appreciation should be abandoned for political criticism." (<i>Romanticism on the Net</i>)<br /><br />"A fine book that consciously flies in the face of prevailing critical currents through its detailed emphasis on poetic form in the big six Romantic poets. . . . This is a first-rate bookpersuasive, well written, and with the interpretive radar on high." (<i>European Romantic Review</i>)<br /><br />"An important study by an important critic." (<i>Studies in English Literature</i>)<br /><br />"This book is the real thing: learned, patient, thoroughly researched, fresh, corrective, and expertly written. It confronts the chill that has descended on the major poetic texts of Romantic studies from the anti-formalist animus of certain latter-day practitioners with a cool authority all its own. This is counter-critique at its very best." (Garrett Stewart <i>University of Iowa</i>)<br /><br />"Wolfson's strengths are comprehensiveness and attention to process; her book includes and excellent introductory chapter on the history of formalism that reviews critical debates that have erupted over how poetry reforms traditional practice." (<i>Choice</i>)
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  Forcing a measure of boldness into her limbs, and hopefully into her voice,
  Sarah looked up at him.
  
  He smiled down at her with an expression that held no trace of humor. Instead,
  she saw a promise that chilled her blood and drew a gasp from her.
  
  “Let me go, William.”
  
  “No. I am not one of your court swains you can order about on a whim. You
  married a battle-hardened warrior, Sarah. Perhaps it is time you realize what
  that means.”
  
  Bedded by the Warrior  
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  Author Note
  
  William and Sarah. I’ve lost count of the number of letters asking about
  Sarah’s story. I’m pleased to tell you that here she is, in all her glory.
  
  Sarah’s had a rough life; so has William. It’s about time they found what
  they’ve been looking for, and what they both need: romance, love and their own
  happily-ever-after.
  
  Come, join me in the 12th century for a little while. Discover if William and
  Sarah’s rock-strewn road leads them to what they so desire.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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