Middlebury

ENAM0250A-F12

The Romantic Revolution

The Romantic Revolution (II)
he generation of British poets and novelists known collectively as the Romantics decisively rebelled against earlier conceptions of what literature could speak about, how it could best describe a rapidly changing world, and who was fit to be its reader. Arguably the first environmentalists, the Romantics also initiated our modern discussions of gender, class, race, and nationalism. To encounter the Romantics is to witness intellectual courage taking up arms against habit, prejudice, and tyranny. We will trace their genius and daring (and follow their personal attachments for, and rivalries with, each other) through the poetry of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats, and the novels of Mary Shelley and Emily Brönte. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
91766
Subject Code:
ENAM
Course Number:
0250
Section Identifier:
A

Course

ENAM 0250

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Fall 2012

ENAM0250A-F12 Lecture (Baldridge)