Books in the The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe series

This volume of international research provides a wide-ranging account of Jane Austen''s reception across the length and breadth of Europe, from Russia and Finland in the North to Italy and Spain in the South. In historical terms, the survey ranges from the near-contemporary - since Austen''s novels were available in French very soon after their original publication - to modern times, in those countries which for various reasons, linguistic, historical or ideological, have taken up the novels only in recent years. For many, Austen''s novels are valued for their romantic content, as love stories, but increasingly they are being perceived as sophisticated, ironic narratives. In this, the quality of translation has been a significant factor and the many film and television adaptations have played an important part in establishing Austen''s reputation amongst the public across two centuries. It will be seen from this that across Europe Austen''s ''reception history'' is far from uniform and has been shaped by a complex of extra-literary forces.

Henry James, the American-born writer who chose to live in Europe, occupies a major position as a dedicated artist and cultural historian. This collection of essays examines the ways in which James was translated, published and reviewed on the Continent of Europe, notably in France, Italy and Germany.

The widespread and culturally significant impact of Percy Bysshe Shelley''s writings in Europe constitutes a particularly interesting case for a reception study because of the variety of responses they evoked. If radical readers cherished the ''red'' Shelley, others favoured the lyrical poet, whose work was, like Byron''s, anthologized and set to music. His major dramatic works, The Cenci and Prometheus Unbound, inspired numerous fin-de-siècle and expressionist dramatists and producers from Paris to Moscow. Shelley was read by, and influenced, the novelist Stendhal, the political theorist Engels, the Spanish symbolist Jiménez, and the Russian modernist poet Akhmatova. This exciting collection of essays by an international team of leading scholars considers translations, critical and biographical reviews, fictionalizations of his life, and other creative responses. It probes into transnational cross-currents to demonstrate the depth of Shelley''s impact on European culture since his death in 1822. It will be an indispensable research resource for academics, critics, and writers with interests in Romanticism and its legacies.

A collection of essays, which considers translations, critical and biographical reviews, fictionalizations of P B Shelley's life, and other creative responses. It probes into transnational cross-currents to demonstrate the depth of Shelley's impact on European culture since his death in 1822.

Byron, arguably, was and remains the most famous and infamous English poet in the modern period in Continental Europe. This volume explores Byron's European reception in its many guises, bringing new evidence, challenging old assumptions and offering fresh perspectives on the protean impact of Lord Byron on the continent.

Records the ways in which David Hume has been translated, evaluated and emulated in different national and linguistic areas of Europe. This collection of essays considers how and where Hume's works were initially understood throughout Europe. They reflect on how early European responses to Hume relied on available French translations.