
Romans and Romantics
Oxford University Press
1st Edition
Published on 16. August 2012
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-19-958854-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides, for the first time, an extensive and wide-ranging discussion of the relationship between Romanticism and Roman antiquity. Encompassing literature, music, sculpture, film, history, politics, and scholarship from across Europe and the US, it assesses the influence ancient Roman culture has had upon Romanticism, and the influence Romanticism has in turn had upon our understanding of the ancient Romans.
Arranged in three sections - Romanticisms, Romantics, and Reception - the 20 contributions in this volume assess various shared themes and motifs, case studies from the Romantic Period, and the way in which the reception of Romanticism shaped and was shaped by the reception of Roman antiquity. By highlighting the key role that the Romans played in the creation and development of Romanticism, and the role Romanticism has since played in conceptions of the Romans, Romans and Romantics initiates not only a reassessment of the relationship between its two protagonists, but develops a new understanding of each of them individually.
Figures discussed within the volume include Byron, Emerson, Foscolo, Goethe, Hardy, Hawthorne, Keats, Maggi, Mozart, Niebuhr, Pastrone, Pater, Jean Paul, Poe, Pushkin, Mary and Percy Shelley, the Schlegel brothers, Charlotte Smith, Madame de Stael, Thoreau, Vosmaer, Wergeland, and Wordsworth.
Arranged in three sections - Romanticisms, Romantics, and Reception - the 20 contributions in this volume assess various shared themes and motifs, case studies from the Romantic Period, and the way in which the reception of Romanticism shaped and was shaped by the reception of Roman antiquity. By highlighting the key role that the Romans played in the creation and development of Romanticism, and the role Romanticism has since played in conceptions of the Romans, Romans and Romantics initiates not only a reassessment of the relationship between its two protagonists, but develops a new understanding of each of them individually.
Figures discussed within the volume include Byron, Emerson, Foscolo, Goethe, Hardy, Hawthorne, Keats, Maggi, Mozart, Niebuhr, Pastrone, Pater, Jean Paul, Poe, Pushkin, Mary and Percy Shelley, the Schlegel brothers, Charlotte Smith, Madame de Stael, Thoreau, Vosmaer, Wergeland, and Wordsworth.
Reviews / Votes
this compendium's greatest strength results from its diversity of approach, gesturing as it does towards a global Romanticism. * Henry Stead, Times Literary Supplement *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
For students and scholars interested in classical studies, reception studies, literature, and Romanticism.
Illustrations
8 in-text illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
698 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-958854-1 (9780199588541)
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Persons
Timothy Saunders is Lecturer in English Literature at Volda University College
Charles Martindale is Dean of Arts and Professor of Latin at University of Bristol
Ralph Pite is Professor of English Literature at University of Bristol
Mathilde Skoie is Associate Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Bergen and Head of the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo
Charles Martindale is Dean of Arts and Professor of Latin at University of Bristol
Ralph Pite is Professor of English Literature at University of Bristol
Mathilde Skoie is Associate Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Bergen and Head of the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo
Editor
Lecturer in English Literature, Volda University College
Dean of Arts & Professor of Latin, University of Bristol
Professor of English Literature, University of Bristol
Associate Professor of Classical Philology, University of Bergen, and Head of the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo
Content
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: ROMANTICISMS; PART TWO: ROMANTICS; PART THREE: RECEPTIONS; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX