An Oxford Companion to the Romantic AgeThis reference work provides a broad cultural and historical perspective which presents the aesthetic achievements of great literary figures, their followers and opponents with their counterparts in the field of art, music, design and science. |
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| Title | An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age |
| Author | Iain McCalman |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0199245436, 9780199245437 |
| Length | 780 pages |
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