Often portrayed as a movement of poets lost in swells of passion, early German Romanticism has been generally overlooked by scholars in favor of the great syste

Explains the development of Romantic arts and culture in Germany, with both individual artists and key themes covered in detail.

Sharply focused essays on the most significant aspects of German Romanticism.

The early 19th century was a period in German art in which painting played a significant part in the cultural resurgence commonly known as the Romantic Movement