Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature

"Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature" is a monumental achievement in literary criticism and intellectual history. This sweeping work traces the evolution of European thought and expression throughout one of history's most transformative eras. George Brandes examines the pivotal shifts in French, German, and English literature, identifying the "currents" that drove writers away from the rigid structures of the past toward the emotional depths of Romanticism and the eventually emer...