CFP: Romanticism and the Environment (4/1/06; SAMLA, 11/10/06-11/12/06)
Title: Romanticism and the Environment
Chair: Chantelle MacPhee, Department of English, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
The Romantics have a unique relationship with nature and the environment. The Prelude and other major works reflect on nature, our relationship with it, and the elements. This session will explore the environment and discuss the Romantics' role in it. Was their view of nature radical for the 18th and 19th centuries? This session is open to all areas of Romanticism: British, German, American.........