ENG 755 - Comparative Literature: Continental and English Romanticism

The course focuses on the writings of Rousseau and Goethe. Attention may be given to Heine, Pushkin, Von Kleist, and Stendhal. These authors will be studied in relation to the major English Romantics, particularly Blake and Shelley. Specific themes include the limits of human aspirations and the image of the artist. The Continental Romantics are read in translation.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered When Needed