ABSTRACT

First published in 1980. This collection of carefully selected extracts from primary texts seeks to show what the Romantics themselves held Romanticism to be. The movement is thus defined in terms of the writers’ own views of their art both in general principle and in practical terms. This title will be of interest to students of literature.

part I|51 pages

Concepts and Definitions

part II|55 pages

Romantic Art: The Guiding Principles

chapter |14 pages

The function of Art

chapter |12 pages

The Role of the Poet

chapter |11 pages

The Creative Imagination

chapter |16 pages

The Shapes of Beauty

part III|40 pages

Romantic Art: Form and Genre

chapter |4 pages

Mingling of Form

chapter |18 pages

Drama

chapter |5 pages

Narrative

chapter |11 pages

Lyric Poetry