Litteraturvetenskap: ca 1800 – ca 1900

"He began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention." Pride and Prejudice , one of the most famous love stories of all time, has also proven itself as a treasured …

'No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine.' Northanger Abbey is a comedy about reading and misreading-of books and …

Idag ser vi kanske individens frihet som en självklarhet, men så har det inte alltid varit. Vid 1700-talets slut var individens rätt fortfarande brännstoff i länder styrda av …

'The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.' When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary, decadent …

'people get out of prison, and when they get out, and their name is Edmond Dantès, they take their revenge!' Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested …

Lotten von Kraemer (1828–1912) levde ett märkvärdigt liv i litteraturens tjänst. Hon var en välbeställd ogift kvinna under det patriarkala 1800-talssamhällets slut som intresserade …

Piece together stunning moments of beauty and tragedy from the Romantic eraThis intricately detailed jigsaw puzzle features famous poets, writers, artists, activists, musicians and …

Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880) is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor …

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Something pushed out from the body there on the floor, and stretched forth a slimy, wavering tentacle... Perhaps no figure better embodies the transition from the Gothic tradition …