Keats is my favorite of The Romantics, and one of the best days of this century for me was when I got to visit his home in Hampstead. His accomplishments at 25 are, for me, only matched by Chatterton (17!) I love this rabbit hole!
I read Keats for my senior year English class and really want to revisit his works since I don't think I got as much out of it as I would now. If you're looking for more international Romanticism last year I read Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin and it was really good. You could definitely tell he was influenced by Byron and played around with the idea of the Byronic hero. I'm loving these videos on the Romantics and it's definitely making me want to pick up their works!
All your videos about the romantics, and specifically Mary Shelley, have inspired me to finally read Frankenstein! I’ve wanted to read it for years and just never got around to it, so thank you for getting me going! Fascinating video!
Have a Byron biographpy on my TBR. Gagging to read it!! I want to find out more about the German and Italian origins of Romanticism as well. Please do videos about that if you want!!
Think you will love Waverley, one of my favourite's and the most romantic novel I've ever read The main character spends most of his upbringing in leisure, reading novels and writing poetry, wandering the glens and forests of his family's estate before falling deeply in love with the sister of a famed Highland Chieftan. Through her he gets caught up in the romance of Bonnie Prince Charles and his pursuit to take back the crown of his ancestors, the loyalty and honour of the Highland clans who surround him. The scene where Waverley falls in love with the gallic princess is some of the finest writing I've ever read. My favourite author and fellow Scot! if you ever read my friend, you will love :)
This is such a great collection! I haven't read the Romantics except I guess for Frankenstein, which I really enjoyed. I have a copy of The Last Man to read. I like how certain movements and time periods really draw on the past and interact with different parts of history. It really shows how even though we move through time linearly, we can interact with people and share ideas through history and their writings from the past. I'd love to hear more on the German and Italian Romantics as well! I've read some Goethe (The Sorrows of Young Werther and a short pastoral), and I would love to read more. Goethe did so many things and was such an interesting man. He wrote a book on the science of colors!
This video is wonderful. Steve Donoghue is a big fan of Byron and he has mentioned different biographies in the past. I wrote down this recommendations hoping to get them in the future. He said he thinks Phyllis Grosskurth: Byron the Flawed Angel is a good one to start. Then he also recommended Leslie Marchand's book and said this was the gold standard biography. Another one he said was good was Bryron Years of Fame by Peter Quennell. I think there’s a second tome by the same author called Byron Years in Italy. I hope this helps you. Looking forward to watching you discuss your journey with the romantics.
Fantastic, Jennifer. You are just adding to my excitement about reading a bunch of biographies of the Romantics in November(which is my current plan). I think the first one wiill be Bate's Radical Wordsworth. Dorothy Wordsworth really intrigues me, too. Romantic Outlaws is definitely on the list as well. I'm going to trawl your comments for Byron ideas. Thanks for giving this really terrific framing! (I am running so far behind as I go through my watch later videos that I suspect you've already read some of this list...)
Jen, it was such a delight to see your enthusiasm for this area of literature! I have only dipped my toes into romanticism with a bit of Keats. The movie Bright Star inspired me to read him. I'm slowly building up my practice at poetry reading. I'm planning on FINALLY reading Frankenstein this Halloween. Her other works sound so interesting! I have a question for you - I often hear (and I myself have maybe mistakenly used the term) people refer to Victorian Literature as Gothic and Romantic but now that I think about it, it seems that the Gothic era and then Romantic pretty much pre-date the Victorian era. Is it accurate to refer to Victorian Literature as Gothic and Romantic since it does seem to share a lot of those characteristics. I would love to hear your thoughts! Lovely video as always. 💜 So cool that you discuss books that most people on booktube aren't talking about.
Given your interest in author biographies as well, I hope you will take a look at George Sand's Lélia someday. It was the first Romantic novel I fell in love with (though it isn't really a novel :) and I've wanted to re-read it for years. Your video also really made me want to immerse myself in the British Romantics of which I've mainly read Percy and Mary Shelley.
I love watching your videos! So informative! I noticed that most of your poetry books are Oxford World Classics. Do you like those better that the Penguins when it comes to reading poetry?
Not a Byron biography but a novel about him by Lady Caroline Lamb with whom he had an infamous affair: Glenarvon. She wrote it as revenge against him for dumping her. Haven't read it but you might like to add it to your list. It's in print again via Valancourt Books.
I love all the romantic writers: Byron, Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Tennyson, Victor Hugo, Musset, Leopardi, Goethe, Holderlin, Novalis, Lamartine, Machado de Assis, Castro Alves, Alvares de Azevedo, Casimiro de Abreu, Garrett and many others Who I didn't mention here. I read all them on their original language, what help me to understand better. The romantics touche my soul full of love. If you want to be really touched, please, read L'isolement of Lamartine, or Canção do sertanejo of Alvares de Azevedo.
Hi Jennifer, I'm planning to get some romantic poetry books but kinda torn between penguin and oxford. As for novels I know both are very good but I've never read any of their poetry books. Which edition do you personally recommend??
I don’t live too far from Newstead Abbey in the U.K. So there is some local interest in Lord Byron and in my impressional teens I went to a local historian’s loving tribute to Lord Byron. Unfortunately, the chap was as dull as dish water and spoke in such a droning voice- it completely killed off any appreciation for Byron’s work. I should probably re-visit him and give him a fair chance but I just can’t disassociate him from that awful talk xx
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Keats is my favorite of The Romantics, and one of the best days of this century for me was when I got to visit his home in Hampstead. His accomplishments at 25 are, for me, only matched by Chatterton (17!) I love this rabbit hole!
LOVE Byron and the Shelleys, but my fave is Byron. Great to hear your thoughts!
I read Keats for my senior year English class and really want to revisit his works since I don't think I got as much out of it as I would now. If you're looking for more international Romanticism last year I read Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin and it was really good. You could definitely tell he was influenced by Byron and played around with the idea of the Byronic hero. I'm loving these videos on the Romantics and it's definitely making me want to pick up their works!
All your videos about the romantics, and specifically Mary Shelley, have inspired me to finally read Frankenstein! I’ve wanted to read it for years and just never got around to it, so thank you for getting me going! Fascinating video!
Have a Byron biographpy on my TBR. Gagging to read it!! I want to find out more about the German and Italian origins of Romanticism as well. Please do videos about that if you want!!
Keats work is quite patchy to start off with but the later stuff is amazing. He died at 25 so I can't help but wonder what he would have created.
Think you will love Waverley, one of my favourite's and the most romantic novel I've ever read
The main character spends most of his upbringing in leisure, reading novels and writing poetry, wandering the glens and forests of his family's estate before falling deeply in love with the sister of a famed Highland Chieftan.
Through her he gets caught up in the romance of Bonnie Prince Charles and his pursuit to take back the crown of his ancestors, the loyalty and honour of the Highland clans who surround him.
The scene where Waverley falls in love with the gallic princess is some of the finest writing I've ever read. My favourite author and fellow Scot! if you ever read my friend, you will love :)
This is such a great collection! I haven't read the Romantics except I guess for Frankenstein, which I really enjoyed. I have a copy of The Last Man to read. I like how certain movements and time periods really draw on the past and interact with different parts of history. It really shows how even though we move through time linearly, we can interact with people and share ideas through history and their writings from the past. I'd love to hear more on the German and Italian Romantics as well! I've read some Goethe (The Sorrows of Young Werther and a short pastoral), and I would love to read more. Goethe did so many things and was such an interesting man. He wrote a book on the science of colors!
☺️....fun talk
I just found your channel and can't wait to look around .
This video is wonderful. Steve Donoghue is a big fan of Byron and he has mentioned different biographies in the past. I wrote down this recommendations hoping to get them in the future. He said he thinks Phyllis Grosskurth: Byron the Flawed Angel is a good one to start. Then he also recommended Leslie Marchand's book and said this was the gold standard biography. Another one he said was good was Bryron Years of Fame by Peter Quennell. I think there’s a second tome by the same author called Byron Years in Italy. I hope this helps you.
Looking forward to watching you discuss your journey with the romantics.
Fantastic, Jennifer. You are just adding to my excitement about reading a bunch of biographies of the Romantics in November(which is my current plan). I think the first one wiill be Bate's Radical Wordsworth. Dorothy Wordsworth really intrigues me, too. Romantic Outlaws is definitely on the list as well. I'm going to trawl your comments for Byron ideas. Thanks for giving this really terrific framing! (I am running so far behind as I go through my watch later videos that I suspect you've already read some of this list...)
I’m planning a Romantics Nonfiction November too 😂😂 I’ve been thinking about Radical Wordsworth too-it sounds amazing.
@@jenniferbrooks Yay! Perhaps we can chat a bit as time get closer.
Jen, it was such a delight to see your enthusiasm for this area of literature! I have only dipped my toes into romanticism with a bit of Keats. The movie Bright Star inspired me to read him. I'm slowly building up my practice at poetry reading. I'm planning on FINALLY reading Frankenstein this Halloween. Her other works sound so interesting!
I have a question for you - I often hear (and I myself have maybe mistakenly used the term) people refer to Victorian Literature as Gothic and Romantic but now that I think about it, it seems that the Gothic era and then Romantic pretty much pre-date the Victorian era. Is it accurate to refer to Victorian Literature as Gothic and Romantic since it does seem to share a lot of those characteristics. I would love to hear your thoughts!
Lovely video as always. 💜 So cool that you discuss books that most people on booktube aren't talking about.
My tbr keeps growing and growing 😢 Awesome video!
The Last man is fantastic
I'm really looking forward to that one.
Given your interest in author biographies as well, I hope you will take a look at George Sand's Lélia someday. It was the first Romantic novel I fell in love with (though it isn't really a novel :) and I've wanted to re-read it for years. Your video also really made me want to immerse myself in the British Romantics of which I've mainly read Percy and Mary Shelley.
I love watching your videos! So informative! I noticed that most of your poetry books are Oxford World Classics. Do you like those better that the Penguins when it comes to reading poetry?
Not a Byron biography but a novel about him by Lady Caroline Lamb with whom he had an infamous affair: Glenarvon. She wrote it as revenge against him for dumping her. Haven't read it but you might like to add it to your list. It's in print again via Valancourt Books.
I love all the romantic writers: Byron, Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Tennyson, Victor Hugo, Musset, Leopardi, Goethe, Holderlin, Novalis, Lamartine, Machado de Assis, Castro Alves, Alvares de Azevedo, Casimiro de Abreu, Garrett and many others Who I didn't mention here. I read all them on their original language, what help me to understand better. The romantics touche my soul full of love. If you want to be really touched, please, read L'isolement of Lamartine, or Canção do sertanejo of Alvares de Azevedo.
Hi Jennifer, I'm planning to get some romantic poetry books but kinda torn between penguin and oxford. As for novels I know both are very good but I've never read any of their poetry books. Which edition do you personally recommend??
I would love to know more about this period, I never read anything from these authors. Which author do you recommend reading first?
Aah so many things I want! Jennifer, what are you doing to me?! 🙈
Which version of Valperga did you get?
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i've always heard Goethe pronounced as "Gur-tah".
Goethe is pronounced GERRRR TER if that helps. And Werthe is WERE TER.
You are soooo adorable
I don’t live too far from Newstead Abbey in the U.K. So there is some local interest in Lord Byron and in my impressional teens I went to a local historian’s loving tribute to Lord Byron. Unfortunately, the chap was as dull as dish water and spoke in such a droning voice- it completely killed off any appreciation for Byron’s work. I should probably re-visit him and give him a fair chance but I just can’t disassociate him from that awful talk xx