The Literary Reception of British Romanticism on the European Continent

Papers delivered at the 6th International Symposium of the 'Gesellschaft für englische Romantik' held at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (October 1994). Edited by Michael Gassenmeier, Katrin Kamolz, Jens Gurr and Frank-Erik Pointner. With contributions by Horst Meller, Martin Procházka, Dorota Sobieska et al.

Containing 18 contributions overall, the volume explores the influence of British Romanticism on the literatures of several countries in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe. Among the influences discussed are Byronic texts, characters, themes and attitudes as well as the Shelley Myth and Shelley's Reform Poetry. The recipients include, among others, poets of "Young Germany" and the "Vormärz", writers of Polish Romanticism and Czech Nationalism and representatives of budding Romanian, Greek and Spanish modern literatures. 202 Seiten mit 10 Abb., broschiert (Studien zur englischen Romantik; vol. 12/Verlag Die Blaue Eule 1996) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear