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posted on 2023-08-30, 20:16 authored by John Gardner
This paper examines Coleridge’s notion that 'a work has organic form if the structure has originated from the materials and subjects used by the author. [...] It stands in contrast to a mechanical form, a work which has been produced in accordance with artificial rules.' In arguing against this, I will examine the relationship between vernacular practice and the establishment of standards. While Joanne Yates and Craig Murphy contend that the engineering standards 'story starts in the late nineteenth century' (Engineering Rules, 2019), I will go back to 1798, when the lead-screw lathe came into use, to examine how engineering standards, like poetic metrical rules, emerged.

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Publisher

British Association of Romantic Studies

Conference proceeding

British Association of Romantic Studies

Name of event

New Romanticisms

Location

Edge Hill University

Event start date

2022-08-01

Event finish date

2022-08-04

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  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2022-10-12

Legacy creation date

2022-10-12

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

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