Looking at a broad spectrum of writers--English, French, German, Italian, Russian and other East Europeans--Virgil Nemoianu offers here a coherent characterization of the period 1815-1848. This he calls the era of the domestication of romanticism.
The explosive, visionary core of romanticism is seen to give way--after the defeat of Napoleon--to an expanded and softer version reflecting middle-class values. This later form of romanticism is characterized by moralizing efforts to reform society, a sentimental yearning for the tranquility of home and hearth, and persistent faith in the individual, alongside a new skepticism, shattered ideals, and consequent irony. Expanding the application of the term "Biedermeier," which has been useful in describing this period in German literature, Nemoianu provides a new framework for understanding these years in a wider European context.
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Looking at a broad spectrum of writers--English, French, German, Italian, Russian and other East Europeans--Virgil Nemoianu offers here a coherent characterization of the period 1815-1848. This he calls the era of the domestication of romanticism.
The explosive, visionary core of romanticism is seen to give way--after the defeat of Napoleon--to an expanded and softer version reflecting middle-class values. This later form of romanticism is characterized by moralizing efforts to reform society, a sentimental yearning for the tranquility of home and hearth, and persistent faith in the individual, alongside a new skepticism, shattered ideals, and consequent irony. Expanding the application of the term "Biedermeier," which has been useful in describing this period in German literature, Nemoianu provides a new framework for understanding these years in a wider European context.
Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 1985 |
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First published | October 1984 |
Authors | Virgil Nemoianu |
Dimensions | 240 x 160 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-86802-1 |
Barcode | 9780674868021 |
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LSN | 0-674-86802-1 |