Introducing "Critical Essays": Leigh Hunt and theatrical criticism in the early nineteenth century

The years 1801 to 1808 saw the emergence of Leigh Hunt as a public figure on the London literary scene, first with the publication of his collection of poetry, "Juvenilia", and then with his work as theater critic for "The News" between 1805 and 1807. [...]

Introduction : deviance and defiance

The thirteenth annual meeting of the North American Society for the Study of Romanticism took place August 13–16, 2005 in Montreal, Canada, sponsored by Université de Montréal. The conference was held in conjunction with the seventh biennial meeting of the International Gothic Association (August 11–14) and was the first major collaborative effort between NASSR and IGA. The theme for both conferences was “Deviance and Defiance,” to underscore the fact that in recent years the interrelation of Gothic and Romantic studies has emerged as a central topic of scholarly study.

On watching rather than reading Count Basil

Compte rendu de la présentation de la pièce « Count Basil » de Joanna Baillie montée par la compagnie Horizon Theatre lors du Congrès 2004 de la North American society for the study of romanticism (NASSR).