Romanticism

c. 1800-1850· 16 works

Goethe, Austen, Mary Shelley, Hugo, Pushkin - the early 19th century's turn toward emotion, imagination, and the self, alongside the comedies of manners and historical romances that set the novel loose across Europe.

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Romanticism, Ranked

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  1. 1The Count of Monte Cristo1844Alexandre DumasBreezy·Epic·1,276 pagesInfluence57Popularity97RomanticismAdventureFrench
  2. 2The Red and the Black1830StendhalEasy·Long·560 pagesInfluence56Popularity44RomanticismNovelFrench
  3. 3Pride and Prejudice1813Jane AustenEasy·Long·435 pagesInfluence74Popularity99RomanticismNovelEnglish
  4. 4Self-Reliance and Nature1844Ralph Waldo EmersonModerate·Quick·117 pagesInfluence50Popularity34RomanticismEssayEnglish
  5. 5Frankenstein1818Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyBreezy·Short·273 pagesInfluence74Popularity98RomanticismGothicEnglish
  6. 6The Hunchback of Notre-Dame1831Victor HugoEasy·Long·493 pagesInfluence58Popularity76RomanticismHistorical FictionFrench
  7. 7Emma1815Jane AustenEasy·Long·512 pagesInfluence41Popularity86RomanticismNovelEnglish
  8. 8The Three Musketeers1844Alexandre DumasBreezy·Epic·736 pagesInfluence57Popularity90RomanticismAdventureFrench
  9. 9Faust, First Part1808Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGrueling·Short·236 pagesInfluence72Popularity45RomanticismTragedyGerman
  10. 10Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass1845Frederick DouglassBreezy·Quick·176 pagesInfluence48Popularity56RomanticismBiography & MemoirEnglish
  11. 11Eugene Onegin1833Alexander PushkinModerate·Short·240 pagesInfluence55Popularity46RomanticismNovelRussian
  12. 12Dead Souls1842Nikolai GogolModerate·Long·464 pagesInfluence55Popularity46RomanticismSatireRussian
  13. 13The Charterhouse of Parma1839StendhalEasy·Long·532 pagesInfluence56Popularity43RomanticismNovelFrench
  14. 14Persuasion1817Jane AustenEasy·Short·250 pagesInfluence40Popularity80RomanticismNovelEnglish
  15. 15The Communist Manifesto1848Karl MarxBreezy·Quick·43 pagesInfluence84Popularity82RomanticismPhilosophyGerman
  16. 16Faust, Part Two1832Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGrueling·Long·400 pagesInfluence6Popularity44RomanticismAllegoryGerman
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