The Romantic Movement

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By Maurice Cranston

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The Romantic Movement by Maurice Cranston explores the cultural and intellectual upheaval that characterised the Romantic era, spanning from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. The book delves into how the movement challenged established norms and emphasised individuality, emotion, and nature, contrasting with the preceding Enlightenment ideals. Cranston provides an analysis of the key figures and events that shaped this transformative period in history.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the historical and philosophical roots of the Romantic era. It delves deeply into the cultural, political, and artistic transformations of the time, offering insights into the passionate and revolutionary spirits that shaped the movement.

The Romantic Movement in Europe was both a revolt and a revival, a philosophy of life as well as of art. In the earliest expressions of romantic theory by Rousseau and Diderot, it is seen as a revolt against rationalism.

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This book describes the philosophy, history and cultural and artistic manifestations of the Romantic movement in Europe. Professor Cranston outlines the national characteristics of romanticism: the revolt against classicism in Great Britain and Italy, the revival of the Moorish courts in Spain, and the revolt against rationalism and revival of all things Gothic and Germanic in Germany. He isolates its common features - liberty, introspection, the importance of love, the exotic - and argues, despite the differences of aim and emphasis across Europe, that romanticism was a European phenomenon, as universal as the Renaissance.

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The Romantic Movement by Maurice Cranston is highly regarded for its clear and concise exploration of European Romanticism. Reviewers praise it for being an exemplary historical sketch and a useful introduction, particularly highlighting its lucid prose and its ability to survey various national traditions effectively.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780631194712

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 July 1994

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 284g

Pages: 176

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European History History & Archaeology History & Military Maurice Cranston Non-Fiction

About the Author

Maurice Cranston was Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics. Over a long and distinguished academic career he has taught at Harvard University, Dartmouth College, University of British Columbia, the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington and the European University Institute. His many books include a three-volume biography of Rousseau, as well as John Locke: A Biography, What are Human Rights? and The Mask of Politics. Maurice Cranston died in November 1993.