Literary inspiration that drew impetus from a state of exile and suffering has engaged the attention of scholars in view of its overwhelming occurrence in contemporary literature. Texts built around the sign of displacement have allowed readings at multiple levels of space and time leading to shifts in trends in hermeneutics. The editor’s goal in this volume is to give a critical overview of certain common denominators present in texts of a ...
Romanticism and Modernity: Conceptions of Art, Society and Politics in the Modern World
The book offers a collection of essays that explore the relationship between Romanticism and Modernity against the backdrop of uneven processes of modernization in Europe, of nationalist ferment in the colonies, and in more recent times. The essays have been contributed by scholars from different parts of the world and from different disciplines.
