Berlioz' <i>Memoirs</i> and Delacroix's <i>Journal</i>: Context, Personality, Ethos

Berlioz' Mémoires (1870) and Delacroix's Journal (1893) are commonly seen as two of the greatest records of Romantic creativity. They also share a common background in French Romanticism, and are powerful instances of two great forms of autobiographical writing. This essay takes these features into account, but also contrasts the two Romantic artists - and human individuals - recorded in these books.<p></p>