This collection of insightful and provocative essays explores the theme of sanctuaries of light in nineteenth-century European literature, especially in selected works by William Wordsworth, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Joseph von Eichendorff, and Charlotte Brontë. These sanctuaries of light, natural beauty, and serenity comfort, nurture, and revitalize the heart, mind, and soul of the individual and inspire creative expression.
This book will be of interest to professors, teachers, and scholars in the fields of English literature, German literature, European literature, comparative literature, and cultural studies.
This book will be of interest to professors, teachers, and scholars in the fields of English literature, German literature, European literature, comparative literature, and cultural studies.
"In this scholarly, insightful, and remarkable book Hugo Walter discusses fascinating and extraordinary 'sanctuaries of light' in important works of nineteenth-century European literature." (Mary Jane Clerkin, Berkeley College)
"In this engaging series of essays Hugo Walter guides us thoughtfully and with poetic sensitivity through the beautiful realm of light sanctuaries in nineteenth-century European literature." (Michael Frew, Berkeley College)
"In this engaging series of essays Hugo Walter guides us thoughtfully and with poetic sensitivity through the beautiful realm of light sanctuaries in nineteenth-century European literature." (Michael Frew, Berkeley College)