Romanticism : a very short introduction / Michael Ferber.

By:

Ferber, Michael

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 245.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xvi, 148 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780199568918 (pbk.)
019956891X (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

709.0342 FER

Contents:

The meaning of the word -- Sensibility -- The poet -- Religion, philosophy, and science -- The social vision of Romanticism -- The arts.

Summary: The only short introduction to Romanticism that incorporates not only the English but the Continental movements, and not only literature but music, art, religion, and philosophy.-publisher description.

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Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	709.0342 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100479253

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What is Romanticism? In this Very Short Introduction Michael Ferber answers this by considering who the romantics were and looks at what they had in common -- their ideas, beliefs, commitments, and tastes. He looks at the birth and growth of Romanticism throughout Europe and the Americas, and examines various types of Romantic literature, music, painting, religion, and philosophy. Focusing on topics, Ferber looks at the 'Sensibility' movement, which preceded Romanticism; the rising prestige of the poet; Romanticism as a religious trend; Romantic philosophy and science; Romantic responses to the French Revolution; and the condition of women. Using examples and quotations he presents a clear insight into this very diverse movement, and offers a definition as well as a discussion of the word 'Romantic' and where it came from.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135) and index.

The meaning of the word -- Sensibility -- The poet -- Religion, philosophy, and science -- The social vision of Romanticism -- The arts.

The only short introduction to Romanticism that incorporates not only the English but the Continental movements, and not only literature but music, art, religion, and philosophy.-publisher description.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Michael Ferber is a Professor of English and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of New Hampshire. His research interests include romantic poetry, western literature from the Greeks forward, and war and peace studies.