Breaking the Enlightenment mould
German Romanticism began as a philosophical departure from Enlightenment thinking, centralising human experience and transcendence from the purely rat...
Romanticism and the religious crisis
Once more reacting against the Enlightenment, Romantic philosophy eschewed traditional religion, rejecting historical claims in favour of modern reaso...
Urbanity and romantic irony
The Romantic philosophy created an intriguing relationship between writer and text, encouraging co-authorship and unfinished works. This discussion ex...
Goethe
As a benchmark figure of modernity, Goethe maintained an intriguing relationship with the Romantics, from early support and engagement to eventual dis...
Romanticism in France
French Romanticism took its philosophical cues from Germany and literary inspiration from England, developing a unique approach and adding to the core...
Romanticism in Spain
Romanticism was adopted fairly late in Spain, because of societal and religious pressures on intellectual life, How did Spanish writers approach and a...