The Romanticism Handbook

by Chaplin, Sue; Faflak, Joel

• ISBN13: 9781441190024
• ISBN10: 1441190023
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-12
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

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