The Novel in 1816: Post-Revolutionary Heroism and Modernity

Waterloo

Thursday 12 March 2015, 2-4

A seminar by Prof. Patrick O'Donovan (Cork) on Benjamin Constant's Adolphe. Respondent Dr Katherine Astbury (Warwick).

After the research paper, we will have an open discussion about the following issues:

the relationship between politics and literature in 1816 across Europe (and beyond?)
the representation of freedom
the pleasure of the literary
how novels tackle new social realities
the role of translations and translators

Please come ready to think about these matters in relation to the novel in your country of specialism.