David Morse (born 1938) is a British literary author and former lecturer in the School of English and American Studies at the

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. He was an early authority on

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but is now best known for his work on

Romanticism Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate ...

and the culture and times of the

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. His seminal work, ''High Victorian Culture'', was described by ''

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'' as ‘an illuminating survey work by a robust and powerful intelligence with an impressive grasp of a great deal of material’.

Life

David Morse was born in 1938 and educated at

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of the Black and Red, by A.G. Underwood (1981). Published by

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, 1981 and

King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city ...

, where he contributed to ''

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'', was editor of ''The Cambridge Review'' and was awarded an

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to study American theatre. Morse became a lecturer in the School of English and American Studies at the

. He was an early authority on

but is now best known for his work on

and the culture and times of the

. His seminal work, ''High Victorian Culture'', was described by ''

'' as ‘an illuminating survey work by a robust and powerful intelligence with an impressive grasp of a great deal of material’.

Selected bibliography

* ''

And The Arrival Of Black Music''. Published by

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, New York City, 1971 * ''Grandfather Rock: The New Poetry And The Old''. Published by

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, New York City, 1972 * ''Perspectives On Romanticism: A Transformational Analysis''. Published by

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, 1981 * ''Romanticism: A Structural Analysis''. Published by

, 1982 * ''American Romanticism''. Published by

, 1987 * ''American Romanticism. Vol.1, From Cooper To Hawthorne: Excessive America''. Published by

, London, 1987 * ''American Romanticism. Vol.2, From Melville To James''. Published by

, 1987 * ''England's Time Of Crisis: From Shakespeare To Milton: A Cultural History''. Published by St. Martin’s Press, New York City, 1989 * ''High Victorian Culture''. Published by

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, 1993 * ''The Age Of Virtue: British Culture From The Restoration To Romanticism''. Published by St. Martin’s Press, New York City, 2000

References

External links

David Morse at WorldCat Identities
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morse, David 1938 births Living people Academics of the University of Sussex British writers Alumni of King's College, Cambridge People educated at Bedford Modern School