Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
Introducing the 18th century French Swiss philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning since 1999....
View ArticleByron: The Expert View
Lord Byron lived a tempestuous life - Hamish Johnson takes us through some of the highlights. Hamish Johnson. Hamish Johnson read English and philosophy at Reading University, where he also spent three...
View ArticleBeethoven: The Expert View
Fiona Richards explores the passions which drove one of the truly great composers. Fiona Richards. Fiona Richards is Senior Lecturer at The Open University. She read music at Durham University,...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Romantics - About the series
Find out more about the BBC/OU's television series looking at the Romantic movement in history, presented by historical writer Peter Ackroyd. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel...
View ArticleLegacy of the Romantics
Who were the Romantics and what did they stand for? Stephanie Forward explains. Dr Stephanie Forward. Dr Stephanie Forward is an associate lecturer with the Open University, and currently teaches the...
View ArticleA Change In World View
Derek Matravers explores the origins of Romanticism. Professor Derek Matravers. Derek Matravers is professor of philosophy at The Open University.First published on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 as A Change In...
View ArticleA reader's guide to The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas's classic 1844 adventure novel The Count Of Monte Cristo tells the story of Edmond Dantes, who is accused of treason, imprisoned, and later seeks his revenge. Dr Stephanie Forward. Dr...
View ArticleRomantic Painting
Linda Walsh gives an overview of the way Romanticism was expressed in painting. Dr Linda Walsh. Linda Walsh is senior lecturer in art history and staff tutor in arts in the Yorkshire region of The...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Romantics - Programme Summary - Nature
This programme in the BBC/OU's Romantics series examines the birth of the modern notion of nature. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Romantics - Programme Summary - Liberty
This programme in the BBC/OU's Romantics series explores the birth of the individual in modern society. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free,...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Romantics - Programme Summary - Eternity
This programme in the BBC/OU's Romantics series is the story of a search for meaning, in a world without God. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in...
View ArticleA reader's guide to Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, first published in 1818, tells the story of a scientist obsessed with attempting to create life and stop death. Dr Stephanie Forward. Dr Stephanie Forward is an associate...
View ArticleMotion on... Wordsworth
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion explores the work of Wordsworth. Andrew Motion. Distinguished author Andrew Motion is almost as famous for his biographies as for his poetry. He is author of The Lamberts...
View ArticleRe-assessing the Marquis de Sade
Donatien Alphonse François, better known as The Marquis de Sade, is infamous throughout literature and popular culture for a life and body of work that pushed boundaries. Literally synonymous with...
View ArticleAnalysing European Romanticism
The principal tenets of the movement known as Romanticism first began in Germany and England, with the former pioneering the moral and philosophical beliefs and the latter producing the first Romantic...
View ArticleWordsworth re-visited
Renowned as one the key figures of Romanticism, William Wordsworth broke through poetic traditions and barriers to produce verse that redefined the principles underlying the writing of poetry, placing...
View ArticleWilberforce
William Wilberforce, the politician and religious writer, was instrumental in the abolition of slavery in Britain in 1807. This unit explores Wilberforce’s career and writings and assesses their...
View ArticleBrighton Pavilion
In this unit we examine the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, and its relationship to nineteenth century romanticism and exoticism. We begin with a biographical discussion of the Prince of Wales, afterwards...
View ArticleDelacroix
In this unit you will be introduced to a variety of Delacroix’s work and see how his paintings relate to the cultural transition from Enlightenment to Romanticism. You will study Delacroix’s early...
View ArticleThe Enlightenment
The unit will examine the Enlightenment. To help understand the nature and scale of the cultural changes of the time, we offer a 'map' of the conceptual territory and the intellectual and cultural...
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