Return of the Gods: Mythology in Romantic Philosophy and Literature

Author/Contributor(s):	Ware, Owen
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	01/31/2025
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

Return of the Gods argues that the romantics turned to mythology for its potential to transform how we see ourselves, others, and the world. Engaging with authors such as William Blake, Friedrich Schlegel, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis), and Percy Bysshe Shelley, Owen Ware combines intellectual history with philosophical analysis and literary criticism to offer a bold reflection on why mythology mattered for the romantics--and why it still matters today.