The Cambridge history of European Romantic literature / edited by Patrick Vincent.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vincent, Patrick H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanticism--Europe.

Romanticism.

European literature--18th century--History and critcism.

European literature.

European literature--19th century--History and critcism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 655 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This wide-ranging new history of European Romantic Literature presents a pan-European phenomenon which transcended national borders and contributed to a new sense of European cultural identity across the continent. Conceived in the same spirit as Madame de Staël's cultural and political agenda at a time when her 'generous idea' of Europe is being challenged on all sides, the volume pays close attention to the period's circulation of people, ideas, and texts. It proposes to rethink the period comparatively, focusing on various forms of cultural mediation and transfer, and on productive tensions, synchronicities, and interactions within and across borders. Organized chronologically, its twenty chapters address over five hundred works, proposing a coherent historical narrative without completely erasing individual nations' specificities. By showcasing in particular the place of Britain within continental culture, the volume hopes to reactivate critical examinations of Romanticism from a historicised European perspective.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2024).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108683906 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.