The Greatest Books of All Time on Romanticism

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
282 The Sorrows of Young Werther Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1774 German German
365 Eugene Onegin Alexander Pushkin 1833 Russian Russian
366 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Victor Hugo 1831 French French
431 Memoirs From Beyond the Grave François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand 1849 French French
935 Martin Eden Jack London 1909 American English
1118 Germany, a Winter Tale Heinrich Heine 1844 German German
1516 Heinrich of Ofterdingen Novalis 1802 German German
1574 Nightmare Abbey Thomas Love Peacock 1818 British English
2607 Poems And Prose Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1797 British English
2737 Philosophical Writings Novalis 1798 German German
2785 Märchenalmanach Auf Das Jahr 1828 Wilhelm Hauff 1827 German German
2888 John Keats Walter Jackson Bate 1963 American English
3529 Love in the Western World Denis de Rougemont 1939 Swiss French
3587 The Complete Writings of Alfred de Musset Alfred de Musset 1907 French French
3638 Des Knaben Wunderhorn Clemens Brentano, Achim von Arnim 1808 German German
3638 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Lord Byron 1812 British English
3638 The Golden Pot E. T. A. Hoffmann 1814 German German
3638 The Story Of My Life George Sand 1855 French French
3638 Franz Sternbald's Wanderings Ludwig Tieck 1798 German German
5158 Coleridge Richard Holmes 1989 British English
5362 Hölderlin Peter Härtling 1976 German German
5571 Imaginary Portraits Walter Pater 1887 British English
5819 René François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand 1802 French French
5863 Poems Of John Clare John Clare 1820 British English
6005 Mes Heures Perdues Félix Arvers 1833 French French
6080 John Keats Robert Gittings 1968 British English
6180 The Complete Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1828 British English
6282 The Mirror and the Lamp Meyer Howard Abrams 1953 American English
7034 The Politics Of Cultural Despair Fritz Stern 1961 American English
7216 Complete Poems Of Alfred De Musset Alfred de Musset 1857 French French
7216 Sylvie Gerard de Nerval 1853 French French
7216 Selected Writings Jules Laforgue 1901 French French
7216 Appreciations Walter Pater 1889 British English
7216 Aphorisms Novalis 1798 German German
7216 Dialogue On Poetry And Literary Aphorisms Friedrich Schlegel 1800 German German
7216 Complete Poems Heinrich Heine 1856 German German
7216 Essays And Reviews Edgar Allan Poe 1845 American English
7667 The Age Of Wonder Richard Holmes 2008 British English
8276 Tennyson Christopher Ricks 1972 British English
8410 Lira Dos Vinte Anos Álvares De Azevedo 1853 Brazilian Portuguese
8783 Noite Na Taverna Álvares De Azevedo 1855 Brazilian Portuguese
10453 Footsteps Richard Holmes 1985 French English
11496 The Black Prophet William Carleton 1847 Irish English
12326 Victor Hugo Graham Robb 1997 British English
13362 The Prose Writings Of Heinrich Heine Heinrich Heine 1834 German German
13362 The Poetical Works Of Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott 1830 Scottish English
14458 The Romantic Generation Charles Rosen 1995 American English
14985 Shelley Richard Holmes 1974 British English
15810 The Harz Journey And Selected Prose Heinrich Heine 1826 German German
15915 The Memoirs Of Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz 1870 French French
15915 The House Of Life Mario Praz 1958 Italian Italian
15914 The Ages Of The World F. W. J. Schelling 1815 German German
17161 Mistress to an Age J. Christopher Herold 1958 American English
16923 The Sorrows Of A Young Werther Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1774 German German