Romanticism at the End of History

by Jerome Christensen

Book Overview

The Romantics lived through a turn of the century that, like our own, seemed to mark an end to history as it had long been understood. They faced accelerated change, including unprecedented state power, armies capable of mass destruction, a polyglot imperial system, and a market economy driven by speculation. In Romanticism at the End of History , Jerome Christensen challenges the prevailing belief that the Romantics were reluctant to respond to social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801863198
• ISBN13: 9780801863196
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"