The Romanticism Handbook
Published on 12. May 2011
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-4411-6402-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Romanticism Handbook is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the Romantic period. It is a one-stop resource for literature students, providing the essential information and guidance needed from introducing the historical and cultural context to key authors, texts and genres. It includes case studies for reading literary and critical texts, a guide to key critical concepts, introductions to key critical approaches, and a timeline of literary and cultural events. Essays on changes in the canon, interdisciplinary approaches and current and future directions in the field lead into more advanced topics; and guided further reading enables further independent work. Written in clear language by leading academics, it is an indispensable starting point for anyone beginning their study of Romantic literature.
Reviews / Votes
'Joel Faflak and Sue Chaplin have produced an invaluable entryway into the study of Romanticism. With its sophisticated combination of key terms, figures, genres, and movements alongside close reading of representative works and in depth analysis of contemporary critical trends and landmarks, this introduction engages an expanded Romantic canon with precision and aplomb. Faflak's historical overview sets a high bar to which all subsequent essays rise. The result is an excellent presentation of novel and challenging approaches to a changing field of study. Students preparing for finals or a major essay will want to consult every essay in the volume, while those encountering Romanticism for the first time will find this a steady reference and constant helpmate. Highly recommended.' -- Jonathan Sachs, Associate Professor, Department of English, Concordia University, Canada Featured in the Times Higher Education Literature textbook round-up.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-6402-5 (9781441164025)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Sue Chaplin | Joel Faflak
The Romanticism Handbook
E-Book
03/2011
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€37.49
Available for download
Persons
Joel Faflak is Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. His books include Romantic Psychoanalysis (SUNY Press, 2007) and Sanity, Madness, Transformation: The Psyche of Romanticism (editor, University of Toronto Press, 2005) Sue Chaplin is Senior Lecturer in English at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. She is the Executive Officer of the International Gothic Association, Executive Member of the British Association for Romanticism Studies and commissioning editor of the Romanticism division of the online journal Literature Compass.
Content
Detailed Table of Contents; Series Introduction; Introduction, Susan Chaplin & Joel Faflak; 1. Historical Context with Timeline, Joel Faflak; 2. Literary and Cultural Context, Susan Chaplin; 3. Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts, Rhian Williams; 4. Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts, Susan Chaplin; 5. Key Critics, Concepts and Topics, Adeline Johns-Putra; 6. Changes in Critical Responses and Approaches, Joel Faflak; 7. Changes in the Canon, Simon Kovesi; 8. Sexuality and Gender, Elizabeth Fay; 9. Race and Ethnicity, Carol Bolton; 10. Mapping the Current Critical Landscape, Peter Kitson; Annotated Bibliography; Appendix 1: Teaching, Curriculum and Learning (online); Appendix 2: Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terminology; Index.