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Romantic Nature

Romantic Nature

• Romanticism
  This page from the Wordsworth Trust offers a useful overview of Romanticism.
  
  
• Romantic Circles
  Romantic Circles is a Website devoted to the study of Romantic-period literature and culture. It is an excellent starting place for research into the Romantics.
  
  
• Romanticism
  An introduction to Romanticism with links to information about English and German Romanticism.
  
  
• Romanticism Defined
  Read the Handbook to Literature's definition of Romanticism.
  
  
• A Broad Overview of Romanticism
  This site offers an overview of the historical context of Romanticism plus descriptions of the major ideas within the movement.
  
  
• The Sublime
  An overview of the sublime from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  
  
• Wordsworth's Lake District
  See images of the Lake District and important Wordsworth sites.
  
  
• Tintern Abbey
  See images of Tintern Abbey, an inspirational site for Wordsworth.
  
  
• The paintings of Caspar David Friedrich
  View the works of influential German Romantic painter.
  
  
• Jean Jacques Rousseau
  An overview of Rousseau's ideas from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  
  
• Immanuel Kant
  An overview of Kant's works and ideas from the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism.
  
  
• Blake Online
  The Tate Gallery's excellent introduction to the visual and written works of William Blake.
  
  
• John Keats Page
  An excellent starting place for Keats scholarship.
  
  
• Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837)\
  An overview of the life and works of poet and essayist Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837)
  
  
• Academy of American Poets: Ralph Waldo Emerson
  A comprehensive overview of Emerson, his works and his place in American literary history.
  
  
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ralph Waldo Emerson
  An overview of Emerson's work and thought.
  
  
• Henry David Thoreau
  An excellent collection of Thoreau-related links and resources.
  
  
• Walden Pond
  Read about Walden Pond State Reservation, a National Historic Landmark.
  
  
• American Romanticism
  A brief summary of the major ideas behind American Romanticism.
  
  
• A Brief History of Nature and the American Consciousness
  Context for American Romanticism and Nature.
  
  

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