Romanticism, or Inter Esse

Comparative Studies in Polish and European Literature
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-631-91401-4
Verlag: Peter Lang

Buch, Englisch, Band 38, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 513 g

Reihe: Cross-Roads

The eponymous inter esse means the elusive “third” position of that which lies between, that which escapes unambiguous classification and constitutes the essence of Romanticism. The book provides a constellation of texts, a clash of case studies that provide contrasting views of Romanticism, shifting between inspiration and virtuosity (Hugo and Mickiewicz), feminine poetry and the fantasy of femininity (Desbordes-Valmore and Z?michowska; de Nerval and Krasin´ski), along with optimistic versus pessimistic—even nihilistic—reactions to disenchantment with the Enlightenment (Novalis, Krasin´ski, Malczewski, Macha, Bonaventura, Buchner, Goszczyn´ski).
‘Siwiec’s comparative analysis … juxtaposes the familiar with the foreign, taking Polish and foreign-language writers under critical literary scrutiny. As a result, we receive a study that is not only exceptionally insightful, original, and engaging for the reader from the very beginning but also composed almost mathematically, striking with its transparent order.’
– Jerzy Jarniewicz, University of Lodz

Autoren/Hrsg.

Siwiec, Magdalena

Über Autor(innen)

Magdalena Siwiec is a Professor of Comparative Literature at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. She focused on nineteenth-century literature and comparative literature studies, she authored numerous articles and seven monographs in the field.