Romantic Literature

Books in the Contexts series offer literature students short, readable introductions to the social and cultural history of important literary periods. Looking at Romantic poetry and fiction against the "spirit of the age," this book discusses issues of science and art, psychology and the supernatural, revolutionary politics and social vision, satire and morality, and at the same time provides an introduction to the work of Austen, Blake, Burns, Byron, Keats, Radcliffe, Shelley,...
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Books in the Contexts series offer literature students short, readable introductions to the social and cultural history of important literary periods. Looking at Romantic poetry and fiction against the "spirit of the age," this book discusses issues of science and art, psychology and the supernatural, revolutionary politics and social vision, satire and morality, and at the same time provides an introduction to the work of Austen, Blake, Burns, Byron, Keats, Radcliffe, Shelley, Charlotte Smith, Mary Wollstonecraft, and William Wordsmith.