Teaching Romanticism

Romanticism is taught at universities across the globe and is considered integral to the study of British and European literature. This book, written by leading academics, presents innovative, practical approaches to teaching traditional and newer aspects of the curriculum and is essential to anyone teaching Romanticism at university level.

Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Series Preface Notes on the Contributors Chronology Introduction; D. Higgins & S. Ruston PART I: THE CHANGING CANON Scottish, Irish and Welsh Romanticism; M. Pittock Romantic Theatre; T. C. Crochunis Labouring-Class Poetry; J. Goodridge European Romanticism; D. Higgins Gender and Sexuality; S. Ruston Slavery, Empire, Race; B. Carey PART II: APPROACHES TO TEACHING ROMANTICISM Teaching Romanticism and Visual Culture; S. Thomas Teaching Wordsworth in the Lakes: The Literary Field Trip; S. Bushell Teaching Romanticism with ICT; S. C. Behrendt Close Reading Romanticism; S. Wootton Theorising Romanticism; S. Chaplin Postgraduate Study of Romanticism in the UK, US, and Canada: Posting and Positing a Twenty-First Century Romanticism; H. K. Linkin Teaching Romanticism in Japan; S. Clark & M. Suzuki Guide to Further Reading