The Persistence of Romanticism: Essays in Philosophy and Literature

by Richard T. Eldridge

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These challenging essays defend Romanticism against its critics. They argue that Romantic thought, interpreted as the pursuit of freedom in concrete contexts, remains a central and exemplary form of both artistic work and philosophical understanding. Richard Eldridge traces the central features of Romantic thinking and shows that Romanticism is neither emptily literary and escapist nor dogmatically optimistic and sentimental. The first serious philosophical...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521804817

ISBN13:9780521804813

Release Date:February 2001

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Criticism & Theory History & Criticism History & Surveys Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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