Title The taming of romanticism : European literature and the age of Biedermeier / Virgil Nemoianu

Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1984

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 302 pages) Series Harvard studies in comparative literature ; 37 Harvard studies in comparative literature ; 37. Contents Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1. THE DYNAMICS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD -- 2. SUPPORT FOR AN ENGLISH BIEDERMEIER -- 3. FRENCH ROMANTICISM: TWO BEGINNINGS? -- 4. EASTERN EUROPEAN ROMANTICISM: PATTERNS OF SUBSTITUTION -- 5. ROMANTIC IRONY AND BIEDERMEIER TRAGICOMEDY -- 6. THE BIEDERMEIER HISTORICAL NOVEL AND THE DECLINE OF COMPROMISE -- AFTERWORD -- NOTES -- INDEX -- Backmatter Summary Looking at a broad spectrum of writers--English, French, German, Italian, Russian and other East Europeans--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 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 Analysis European literatures, 1797-1850. Romanticism - Critical studies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-290) and index Notes English Print version record Subject European literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Romanticism -- Europe Biedermeier. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. Biedermeier European literature Romanticism Biedermeier Literatur Romantik Letterkunde. Romantiek. Geschichte (1815-1848) Europe Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780674418271 0674418271

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