title: The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature; Revised Edition (Signet Shakespeare)
author:  Ayn Rand 
description: Born February 2, 1905, <b>Ayn Rand</b> published her first novel, <i>We the Living</i>, in 1936. <i>Anthem</i> followed in 1938. It was with the publication of <i>The Fountainhead</i> (1943) and <i>Atlas Shrugged</i> (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rands unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, <i>Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology</i>, <i>The Virtues of Selfishness</i>, and <i>Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal</i>. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, <i>The Romantic Manifesto</i>.
zlib_text: **Table of Contents**
  
    
  
   _ _Title Page__ __
  
  __Copyright Page__ __
  
  __Introduction__ __
  
    
  
  _Chapter 1. - The Psycho-Epistemology of Art_
  
  _Chapter 2. - Philosophy and Sense of Life_
  
  _Chapter 3. - Art and Sense of Life_
  
  _Chapter 4. - Art and Cognition_
  
  _Chapter 5. - Basic Principles of Literature_
  
  _Chapter 6. - What Is Romanticism?_
  
  _Chapter 7. - The Esthetic Vacuum of Our Age_
  
  _Chapter 8. - Bootleg Romanticism_
  
  _Chapter 9. - Art and Moral Treason_
  
  _Chapter 10. - Introduction to Ninety-Three_
  
  _Chapter 11. - The Goal of My Writing_
  
  _Chapter 12. - The Simplest Thing in the World_
  
    
  
  __Index__ __
  
  “THIS MANIFESTO IS NOT ISSUED IN THE NAME OF AN ORGANIZATION OR A MOVEMENT. I
  SPEAK ONLY FOR MYSELF. THERE IS NO ROMANTIC MOVEMENT TODAY. IF THERE IS TO BE
  ONE IN THE ART OF THE FUTURE, THIS BOOK WILL HAVE HELPED IT TO COME INTO
  BEING.”
  
    
    
  
  In this searching and courageous work, Ayn Rand cuts through the haze of
  sentimentality and vague thinking that surrounds the subject of 