A Companion to European Romanticism (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) [Hardcover]

Michael Ferber (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 16, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1405110392 | ISBN-13: 978-1405110396 | Edition: 1

This companion is the first book of its kind to focus on the whole of European Romanticism.

• Describes the way in which the Romantic Movement swept across Europe in the early nineteenth century.


• Covers the national literatures of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain.


• Addresses common themes that cross national borders, such as orientalism, Napoleon, night, nature, and the prestige of the fragment.


• Includes cross-disciplinary essays on literature and music, literature and painting, and the general system of Romantic arts.


• Features 35 essays in all, from leading scholars in America, Australia, Britain, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

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" The Companion will prove to be a valuable addition to a reference library and is likely to be frequently consulted."
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“To be applauded … Wholly readable and historically well-informed.”

British Assocation For Romantic Studies Bulletin Review

Book Description

This companion describes the way in which the Romantic Movement swept across Europe in the early nineteenth century, transforming literature, music, painting, religion, philosophy, politics and personal relationships. It is the first book of its kind to focus on the whole of European Romanticism, moving between the national literatures of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain on the one hand, and common themes, subjects, forms, and sources on the other. Subjects addressed range from orientalism, capitalism, and nature, to the revival of the lyric and the influence of the French Revolution. The volume also includes cross-disciplinary contributions on literature and music, literature and painting, and the general system of Romantic arts. There are over 30 essays in all, written by leading Romanticism scholars from America, Australia, Britain, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405110392
• ISBN-13: 978-1405110396
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,598,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Romanticism, March 17, 2006

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This review is from: A Companion to European Romanticism (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) (Hardcover)

The great benefit of this book is the multi-visoned orientation. The articles are collected from diverse authors in such a way that, read as a whole it yields many good insights into the movement that swept Europe at the beginning of the 18th century. There are alos articles devoted to aesthetics across europe. Unfortunately it is limited to mainly England, Germany, France, and Italy. While these are arguabely the moswt important Romantic countries, there are only brief articles on Spain, Poland and Russia. There is no study of Scandinavia or Hungary.