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"Well argued, clearly written, with interesting emphases and ambitious breadth, this excellent book maintains a uniformly high level of scholarship."—Choice

About the Author

Robert D. Tobin is Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Whitman College.

Reviews

"Lively and accessible... Tobin operates with a broad, occasionally breathtaking, erudition and brings multiple sources to bear on each of his arguments."--European Romantic Review "Well argued, clearly written, with interesting emphases and ambitious breadth, this excellent book maintains a uniformly high level of scholarship... Providing new and necessary perspectives for readers and critics of every stripe, ... this accessible, laudable study is highly recommended."--Choice