Annie Proulx: Unlikely Champion of the Romantic Tradition in Literature

[Front-Ranger]

Oop, sorry Natali and thank you for correcting me, Leslie! I haven't had my caffeine this a.m. yet. Also, I had Chrissi on my mind after corresponding with her about a possible Euro Brokie get-together.

[MaineWriter]

Oop, sorry Natali and thank you for correcting me, Leslie! I haven't had my caffeine this a.m. yet.

The cups are bottomless over at Spuds...

[Sheriff Roland]

The cups are bottomless over at Spuds...

spuds = taters

studs = well, ya know - go check any a the men threads   

[moremojo]

The Romantic School of Literature began in 18th century England (some say even earlier) and is thought to have ended with the coronation of Queen Victoria, ushering in the Victorian age in 1837.

Emily Bronte's classic novel Wuthering Heights, first published pseudonymously in 1847, is an example of late Romanticism in English literature. Often misunderstood by those who know it only by reputation as exemplary of the High Victorian era in its themes and concerns, the story actually takes place in the late eighteenth century and barely spills over into the very early nineteenth, and is suffused with Romantic sensibility.

[Front-Ranger]

After seeing Jane Eyre on Friday, one of the books that has surged to the top of my reading list is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

I was particularly charmed when Mr. Rochester (played by the new sensation Michael Fassbender) accuses the new governess Jane of bewitching him and referring to "little green men" running around. You know how much I love British green men!!

[Front-Ranger]

Five years into this, I'm still trying to decide if Annie Proulx is a Romantic! Here's what I've been reading lately: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/jkr/romanticism.html

[CellarDweller]

I don't know how romantic she is, but she does have a new novel coming out.

[Front-Ranger]

Thanks for the info, Chuck. I had missed the news about Barkskins.

[Jeff Wrangler]

The Romantic School of Literature began in 18th century England (some say even earlier) and is thought to have ended with the coronation of Queen Victoria, ushering in the Victorian age in 1837.

I thought Romanticism began in Germany, with Goethe? 

[CellarDweller]

Thanks for the info, Chuck. I had missed the news about Barkskins.

You're welcome!