Romanticism And Revolt: Europe 1815-1848
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Paperback, some wear and minor creasing to cover edges. Page Condition: Appears good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work in the study of nineteenth-century European history, Romanticism and Revolt: Europe 1815-1848 chronicles the turbulent decades between the fall of Napoleon and the revolutionary upheavals of 1848, a period that reshaped the political and cultural landscape of an entire continent. J. L. Talmon, one of the twentieth century's most incisive historians, argues that the Romantic movement was not merely an artistic phenomenon but a driving intellectual force behind the era's radical politics and nationalist awakenings. With sweeping authority, the work details the interplay between conservative restoration and revolutionary ferment, tracing how poets, philosophers, and political agitators alike drew from the same well of Romantic idealism. Part of the prestigious Library of European Civilization series, the book presents a richly illustrated and compellingly written synthesis that connects the worlds of art, literature, and revolutionary action. It remains an essential text for understanding how passion, imagination, and ideology combined to forge the modern European world.
Author: J. L. Talmon
Format: Paperback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Paperback, some wear and minor creasing to cover edges. Page Condition: Appears good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work in the study of nineteenth-century European history, Romanticism and Revolt: Europe 1815-1848 chronicles the turbulent decades between the fall of Napoleon and the revolutionary upheavals of 1848, a period that reshaped the political and cultural landscape of an entire continent. J. L. Talmon, one of the twentieth century's most incisive historians, argues that the Romantic movement was not merely an artistic phenomenon but a driving intellectual force behind the era's radical politics and nationalist awakenings. With sweeping authority, the work details the interplay between conservative restoration and revolutionary ferment, tracing how poets, philosophers, and political agitators alike drew from the same well of Romantic idealism. Part of the prestigious Library of European Civilization series, the book presents a richly illustrated and compellingly written synthesis that connects the worlds of art, literature, and revolutionary action. It remains an essential text for understanding how passion, imagination, and ideology combined to forge the modern European world.