18 books like Rousseau and romanticism

What to read after Rousseau and romanticism — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

George Eliot and Schiller Deborah Guth · 2016 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Influence, European, Literary Criticism, Literature with this book.

Works of Elizabeth Gaskell

Works of Elizabeth Gaskell Joanne Shattock · 2006 · 562p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Shares European, Literary Criticism, Literature with this book.

Ann Radcliffe Romanticism And The Gothic Dale Townshend · 2014 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "This book offers unique and fresh perspectives upon the literary productions of one of the most highly remunerated and widely admired authors of the Romantic period, Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823). While drawing upon, consolidating and enriching the critical impulses reflected in Radcliffe scholarship to date, this collection of essays, composed by a range of renowned scholars of the Romantic period,… Shares Romanticism, European, Literary Criticism

Jaufre

Jaufre Ross G. Arthur · 2014 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares European, French, Literature with this book.

Romantics Reviewed : Contemporary Reviews of British Romantic Writers. Part a

Romantics Reviewed : Contemporary Reviews of British Romantic Writers. Part a Donald H. Reiman · 2016 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Romanticism, European, Literary Criticism with this book.

The Great Derangement Amitav Ghosh · 2016 · ★ 4.0 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability--at the level of literature, history, and politics--to grasp the scale and violence of climate change. The extreme… Shares Literatur, Literary Criticism, Literature

George Bernard Shaw Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1909 · ★ 3.7 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Moderate "Most people either say that they agree with Bernard Shaw or that they do not understand him. I am the only person who understands him, and I do not agree with him." -- G. K. C. Shares Literary Criticism, Literature

How to read literature like a professor Thomas C. Foster · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Moderate What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface—a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character—and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you.In this practical… Shares Literatur, Literary Criticism, Literature

An Experiment in Criticism C. S. Lewis · 1961 · ★ 4.2 · 142p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "Professor Lewis believed that literature exists above all for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He doubted the use of strictly evaluative criticism, especially its condemnations. Literary criticism is traditionally employed in judging books, and 'bad taste' is thought of as a taste for bad books. Professor Lewis' experiment consists in… Shares European, Literary Criticism

Sick Heart River John Buchan · 1940 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Lawyer and MP Sir Edward Leithen is given a year to live. Fearing he will die unfulfilled, he devotes his last months to seeking out and restoring to health Galliard, a young Canadian banker. Galliard is in remotest Canada searching for the River of the Sick Heart. Braving a severe Arctic winter, Leithen finds Galliard and feels his own health returning. The North has healed both men, but only… Shares European, Literary Criticism

The oriental tale in England in the eighteenth century Martha Pike Conant · 1908 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Romanticism, Literary Criticism with this book.

Tracing Women's Romanticism

Tracing Women's Romanticism Kari E. Lokke · 2004 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Romanticism with this book.

Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing

Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing Julie A. Eckerle · 2013 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Juxtaposing life writing and romance, this study offers the first book-length exploration of the dynamic and complex relationship between the two genres. Through close analysis of a wide variety of life writings by early modern Englishwomen, Eckerle shows how deeply influenced these women were by the controversial romance genre. Her analysis adds a layer of significant nuance to our understanding… Shares Influence, European, Literary Criticism

Women's University Narratives, 1890-1945, Part II

Women's University Narratives, 1890-1945, Part II Anna Bogen · 2017 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares European, Literary Criticism with this book.

The bottle factory outing Bainbridge, Beryl · 1974 · ★ 3.4 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares European, Literary Criticism with this book.

The Thing Around Your Neck Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2009 · ★ 4.2 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the literary scene with her remarkable debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, which critics hailed as "one of the best novels to come out of Africa in years" (Baltimore Sun), with "prose as lush as the Nigerian landscape that it powerfully evokes" (The Boston Globe); The Washington Post called her "the twenty-first-century daughter of Chinua Achebe." Her award-winning… Shares European, Literary Criticism, Literature

Cold counsel Karen Swenson · 2000 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Literatur, European, Literary Criticism with this book.

Literature Edgar V. Roberts · 1986 · 1707p · ≈ 56h · Challenging Shares Literatur, Literary Criticism, Literature with this book.

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