The Rhetoric of Romanticism
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The Rhetoric of Romanticism is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that applies deconstructive analysis to Romantic literature and its critical traditions.
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| The Rhetoric of Romanticism canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: The Rhetoric of Romanticism Context triple: [Paul de Man, notableWork, The Rhetoric of Romanticism]
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The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will
"The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will" is an essay by political theorist Isaiah Berlin that examines the rise and implications of Romanticism’s emphasis on individual will, creativity, and self-assertion in modern thought.
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The World, the Text, and the Critic
The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
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The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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E.
Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a collection of critical essays by D. H. Lawrence that offers unconventional, psychologically probing interpretations of major 19th-century American writers and their works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rhetoric of Romanticism Target entity description: The Rhetoric of Romanticism is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that applies deconstructive analysis to Romantic literature and its critical traditions.
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A.
The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will
"The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will" is an essay by political theorist Isaiah Berlin that examines the rise and implications of Romanticism’s emphasis on individual will, creativity, and self-assertion in modern thought.
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B.
The World, the Text, and the Critic
The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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C.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
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D.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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E.
Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a collection of critical essays by D. H. Lawrence that offers unconventional, psychologically probing interpretations of major 19th-century American writers and their works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
comparative literature
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literary studies ⓘ |
| academicLevel | advanced ⓘ |
| appliesTheory |
deconstruction
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rhetorical analysis ⓘ |
| author | Paul de Man ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
allegory
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figuration ⓘ reading ⓘ rhetoric vs. meaning ⓘ temporality ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn |
British Romantic poetry
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European Romanticism ⓘ
linked to:
Romanticism
German Romanticism ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Allegory of Reading–related essays
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linked to:
Allegories of Reading
Shelley Disfigured ⓘ The Rhetoric of Temporality (reprinted essay) ⓘ
linked to:
essay "The Rhetoric of Temporality"
essays on Coleridge ⓘ essays on Hegel ⓘ essays on Hölderlin ⓘ essays on Kant ⓘ essays on Rousseau ⓘ essays on Wordsworth ⓘ |
| hasReputation | seminal work in Romantic criticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Romanticism studies
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deconstructive criticism ⓘ theory of Romantic irony ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students in literary theory
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scholars of literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Romantic criticism
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Romantic literature ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ deconstruction ⓘ literary theory ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of deconstruction to Romantic texts
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close rhetorical readings ⓘ reassessment of Romantic ideology ⓘ |
| partOf | Paul de Man’s theoretical oeuvre ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Columbia University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Allegories of Reading
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Blindness and Insight ⓘ |
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