Compiles 70 of the key terms most frequently used or discussed by
authors of the Romantic period - and most often deliberated by critics
and literary historians of the era.
- Offers an indispensable resource for understanding the ideas and
differing interpretations that shaped the Romantic period
- Includes keywords spanning Abolition and Allegory, through Madness and
Monsters, to Vision and Vampires
- Features in-depth descriptions of each entry's direct meaning and
connotations in relation to its usage and thought in literary culture
- Provides deep insights into the political, social, and cultural
climate of one of the most expressive periods of Western literary
history
- Draws on the author's extensive experience of teaching, lecturing, and
writing on Romantic literature