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The terms 'narrative' and 'Romanticism' have been redefined in recent decades, moving away from the perception that Romantic fiction holds little merit. The Romantic period is now recognized as a crucial phase in the evolution of the British novel, prompting ongoing efforts to recover and reassess its narratives. This reorientation has also influenced the study of narrative itself, with new genres and media gaining attention and various postclassical approaches emerging, reflecting a broader understanding of narrative and its cultural and historical contexts. The phrase "Narratives of Romanticism" encompasses both narratives created during the Romantic period and those reflecting on it. This volume explores both types, featuring diverse approaches, including Deleuzian deconstruction, cognitive sciences, affect theory, and ecocriticism. Contributors agree that narratives are vital for organizing human experience and facilitating sense-making. The volume includes contributions from scholars such as Sandra Heinen, Ian Duncan, and Mathelinda Nabugodi, among others, who collectively enrich the discourse surrounding the significance of narratives in understanding Romanticism.

Narrative Research has evolved over the past 15 years into an interdisciplinary field, moving beyond its roots in structuralist literary theory. Storytelling is now recognized as a vital cognitive tool for making sense of and communicating lived experiences through various forms, including oral, written, and visual narratives. This volume presents fifteen essays that explore narrative and narrativity from diverse perspectives, encompassing literary studies, cognitive theory, metaphor studies, film theory, memory studies, and more. Topics covered include the current landscape of narratology, its potential for growth, narrativity in visual and auditory art forms, and the cultural functions of narrative across disciplines. The collection serves as an introduction for newcomers to the ongoing discourse, showcasing a variety of research questions and methodologies. It adopts a critical yet optimistic view on interdisciplinary collaboration among narrative researchers, encouraging seasoned readers from any field interested in narrative to engage in this vital conversation, fostering the exchange of ideas, concepts, and methods between the humanities and social sciences.