Romanticism and the Contingent Self: The Challenge of Representation

by Michael Falk

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This book offers a new critique of selfhood in Romantic literature. In the past, Romanticism has been seen as an individualistic movement, with writers believing in the 'centrality' of the self. Challenging this prevailing view of Romanticism and the modern self, this study unveils an alternative tradition of Romantic writing in which the self is fragile, degenerate, non-existent - or in a word, contingent. It combines philosophy, intellectual history,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:3031499581

ISBN13:9783031499586

Release Date:May 2024

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:292 Pages

Weight:1.09 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 8.5"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy

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