Romanticism and Civilization examines romantic alternatives to modern life in Rousseau’s foundational novel Julie. It argues that Julie is a response to the i

The Romantic period coincided with revolutionary transformations of traditional political and human rights discourses, as well as witnessing rapid advances in t

This book surveys the role of music in British culture throughout the long Romantic period.

In Romanticism and the Rise of History, Bann argues that history came of age in Europe during the period following the French Revolution through the end of the

Romanticism is a worldview that finds expression over a whole range of cultural fields—not only in literature and art but in philosophy, theology, political t