Taking its cue from Jacques Derrida’s concept of le mal d’archive, this study explores the interrelations between the experience of loss, melancholia, archi

“[Abrams] can sum up whole epochs and genres with a telling phrase. . . .Admirably cogent and erudite throughout.” —Kirkus Reviews

Examines the Romantic period in poetry that includes the works of Byron, Shelley, Keats and others.

An overview of the major works and authors of English Romanticism.