British Romanticism and Denmark

Written in a clear, engaging style and scrupulously researched, this fascinating study maps hitherto largely neglected British engagements with Denmark between the 1770s and 1820s. Recovering unfamiliar material, the book sheds new light on the cultural history of Britain during the Romantic period and is an important addition to ongoing scholarship on border-crossing interactions between individual national romanticisms. -- Lis Møller, Aarhus University
By opening access to an archive of partly forgotten texts, this thorough and well-researched book has the power to reframe with new accounts the much-discussed topics of nationhood, history and Romanticism. Duffy's study of the British engagement with Denmark through the late enlightenment and early Romantic periods widens the perspective on a Nordic allegiance in British literary Romanticism. It also prompts further investigation of the British impact and influence on Danish literature of the same period. -- Marie-Louise Svane, University of Copenhagen * Review 19 *
British Romanticism and Denmark is a detailed and precise study, both in terms of its scholarly positioning and research; Duffy synthesizes an array of sources, and he readily grapples with the inevitable complications that such synthesizing work necessarily encounters. On the whole, he makes a convincing case for the importance of contemporary Danish literature and culture, especially as it could contribute to a sense of Northern identity. -- Andrew McKendry, Nord University * Eighteenth-Century Fiction *