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A review by moonlightcupofcocoa
The Wisdom of the Romantics by Michael K. Kellogg
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Prometheus Books for the ARC! As always, all opinions below are 100% my own!
This book was meaty. In a good way! It digs deep into the lives and works of some of the biggest names in Romanticism, giving you a real sense of who they were and where they came from. It's not exactly light reading, but it does a good job easing the readers into each figure. Some chapters were definitely trickier than others (yes, I am glaring at you, Hegel -- Not that anyone should be surprised about that).
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I took my times with it so I could really soak it all in. If I'm being honest, I probably would've gotten even more out of it if I'd read an intro to Romanticism first (I believe the author wrote one actually) and maybe even read some of the works myself before reading about them here.
If you intend on reading one of the included works, I suggest you do that first to avoid spoilers then come back to this book for a deeper dive. I believe you will find the experience very rewarding. That's what I intend on doing myself in the near future!
This book was meaty. In a good way! It digs deep into the lives and works of some of the biggest names in Romanticism, giving you a real sense of who they were and where they came from. It's not exactly light reading, but it does a good job easing the readers into each figure. Some chapters were definitely trickier than others (yes, I am glaring at you, Hegel -- Not that anyone should be surprised about that).
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I took my times with it so I could really soak it all in. If I'm being honest, I probably would've gotten even more out of it if I'd read an intro to Romanticism first (I believe the author wrote one actually) and maybe even read some of the works myself before reading about them here.
If you intend on reading one of the included works, I suggest you do that first to avoid spoilers then come back to this book for a deeper dive. I believe you will find the experience very rewarding. That's what I intend on doing myself in the near future!