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The Romantics and Us

Passions of the People
Simon explores how the Romantics were involved in fueling ideas of rebellion and imaginative passion that clashed with Enlightenment ideals of reason and mechanical logic.
7.4 /10
The Chambers of the Mind
Simon looks at how the Romantics, before the dawn of the modern psychological revolution, delved into their own minds and the human subconscious, often at great personal cost.
7.3 /10
Tribes

Thu, Sep 24, 2020
Simon examines the Romantics' contribution to the idea of 'national belonging' and the distinctly mixed consequences, from the facilitation of authentic cultural development, to the manipulation of their work by nationalist movements.
7.4 /10

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