Ρομαντισμός [Romanticism]

This is the fifth volume of the nine-volume series entitled The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism, which provides a comprehensive historical account of Western literary criticism from classical antiquity to the present day, and discusses both literary theory and its critical praxis. Undertaking to present the theoretical and methodological paths of literary studies from classical antiquity to the dawn of the 21st century, this nine-volume series constitutes an impressive critical endeavour as far as its academic erudition and methodological rigour are concerned, and comes to fill an important gap in the literature, a collective reference work which summarizes in a comprehensive and detailed manner views and controversies often with a critical eye.

The fifth volume, entitled Romanticism, addresses literary theory and criticism of the period 1780-1830 in Europe. In its seventeen chapters, written by internationally respected academics, a range of key topics and themes of the modern and post-modern era are explored, as well as issues regarding the poetics, the philosophy, the history, the epistemology and the literary criticism of Romanticism. The volume is designed to offer readers essential information and a deeper understanding of the issues and ideas discussed by Romantic authors and critics, and to highlight the legacy bequeathed by Romanticism to modern literary, philosophical and aesthetic trends. The volume is supplemented with extensive bibliographies and indexes.