Lanterna Rally

Author: George Ross Ridge

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780331669558

Excerpt from The Hero in French Romantic Literature By the self-conscious hero I refer to the essence of the to mantic protagonist, after his many various trappings have been stripped away. He is what remains beneath a multitude of poses and superficial traits. He is at once a reflection of the romantic writer and a projection of what the romantics considered the ideal man, for any hero must be, by definition, a concept of the ideal man. By studying the romantic hero in this light we can visualize, to a rather fine point, just what sort of configuration the romantic ideal man assumed. Thus a study of the romantic hero can tell us much about the spirit of the age. He can lead us straight to the writer's own psyche, as both an artistic reflection and projection. He can reveal the values which motivate the hero and character ize the romantic worldview. For he will surely reflect the writer's beliefs and ideas, as he is caught up in the social cataclysm and philosophical reorientation of romanticism. Surely, then, the romantic hero is our best touchstone to understanding romantic literature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.