Romanticism and revolution
M Ackland
8 points * 2 hours per week, plus occasional lectures * Second semester * Clayton
The aim of this subject is to introduce students to some of the key issues raised by Romanticism, to place these firmly in their historical context, and to trace their evolution. In particular, we shall consider visions of social reform and individual liberation, the problematic position of women, and the impact of major Romantic traditions in the New World.
Assessment
Tutorial paper and participation (1000 words): 20% * Essay (1500 words): 30% * Essay (3000 words): 50%
Preliminary reading
Hazard P European thought in the eighteenth century Penguin
Prescribed texts
Blake W Selected poetry and prose Modern Library
Clarke M Stories Hale and Iremonger
Hoffmann E T A Tales of Hoffmann Penguin
Hugo V Notre-Dame de Paris Penguin
Harpur C Selected poetry and prose Penguin
Poe E A The fall of the House of Usher Penguin or Signet
Tasma A Sydney sovereign Angus and Robertson
Thoreau H Walden and civil disobedience Penguin
Wollstonecraft M Mary and the wrongs of woman OUP
Recommended texts
Butler M Romantics, rebels and reactionaries OUP
Hampson N The Enlightenment Penguin