Confrontations brings together in one volume six essays by the distinguished critic Rene Wellek Five have been previously published but are now practically unobtainable one German and English Romanticism A Confrontation is previously unpublished The books roam emphasis is on the spread of German philosophical and critical ideas to England and the United States The first essay examines the differences between German and English Romanticism In the following essays Professor Wellek examines the Impact of German philosophy and literary theory on the Ideas of Carlyle and De Quincey In the final two essays he considers attitudes held by New England Transcendentalists especially Emerson toward German philosophy Originally published in 1965 The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print on demand technology to again make available previously out of print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905