Romantic poetry has the power to capture love in its most profound, passionate, and enduring forms. These poems remind us that love is universal, spanning centuries, cultures, and languages.

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, we have an excuse to celebrate love in all its incarnations, and the lines from all of literature that come closest to capturing it—whether they come from ...

So, in light of that, we’ve picked out some of the most famous, beautifully written and romantic quotes from literature to enjoy, whatever stage of life you find yourself in. Whether you’re ...

He discusses language, form, social context and classic Romantic themes with a range of poets, rappers and performance artists. These clips are from the BBC series, Between the Lines: The Romantics.

Much as a rapper’s ability to freestyle – to compose rhymes ‘off the head’ and on the spot – is celebrated in hip-hop, Romantic poets were also acclaimed for their improvisation skills. It was not ...

She has published scholarly works on late Victorian literature and Creative Writing pedagogy and served on the editorial boards of Turn-of-the-Century Women, The Walter Pater Newsletter, and The ...

Czesław Niemen was one of the most popular and influential Polish musicians of 20th century. He was also an admirer of the nation’s Romantic poets. Niemen not only set some of the great works of ...

Director of the Ph.D. program and Editor of Religion and the Arts. Professor Najarian specializes in Romantic and Victorian Poetry and nonfiction prose. His interests include gender and sexuality in ...