The Romanticism Handbook

Description

A one-stop resource containing introductory material through to practical case studies in reading primary and secondary texts to introducing criticism and new directions in research.

Sue Chaplin is Senior Lecturer in English at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. She is the Executive Officer of the International Gothic Association, Executive Member of the British Association for Romanticism Studies and commissioning editor of the Romanticism division of the online journal Literature Compass. Joel Faflak is Associate Professor in English Studies at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. His books include Romantic Psychoanalysis (SUNY Press, 2007) and Sanity, Madness, Transformation: The Psyche of Romanticism (editor, University of Toronto Press, 2005)

'Joel Faflak and Sue Chaplin have produced an invaluable entryway into the study of Romanticism. With its sophisticated combination of key terms, figures, genres, and movements alongside close reading of representative works and in depth analysis of contemporary critical trends and landmarks, this introduction engages an expanded Romantic canon with precision and aplomb. Faflak's historical overview sets a high bar to which all subsequent essays rise. The result is an excellent presentation of novel and challenging approaches to a changing field of study. Students preparing for finals or a major essay will want to consult every essay in the volume, while those encountering Romanticism for the first time will find this a steady reference and constant helpmate. Highly recommended.' -- Jonathan Sachs, Associate Professor, Department of English, Concordia University, Canada Featured in the Times Higher Education Literature textbook round-up.