The Wisdom of the Romantics

by Michael K. Kellogg

The post-Enlightenment movement known as Romanticism is a messy period; so messy, in fact, that many scholars eschew any attempt to define it. In reaction to the overreliance placed on reason by Enlightenment thinkers, Romantics emphasized individual freedom, emotional intensity, introspection, sincerity, and heightened imagination. They sought out nature at its wildest and most sublime: tall mountains, steep gorges, and resounding cataracts. They...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493087118
• ISBN13: 9781493087112
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 336 Pages