La révolution romantique/The Romantic Revolution

3 credits · Graduate

Romanticism will be viewed as a rebellious and creative force which greatly contributed to the reshaping of traditional society. The course will attempt to evaluate the French Romantics in their intellectual and cultural significance, by defining Romantic characteristics, and studying Romantic aesthetics through their theoretical writings and their literary works. These will include works by Benjamin Constant, Mme de Staël, Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Vigny, Musset, Hugo, G. Sand and others.