This volume provides a systematic analysis of the cultural exchange and translation processes within the European area from the middle of the 18th through to the beginning of the 20th Century. The study of the circulation of foreign texts from the fields of fiction, literary criticism and theatre documents both the extent of people's interest in and receptiveness to foreign works. Case studies highlight the role of those who contributed to cultural transfer, including translators, critics and mediation institutions. The exploration of these exchange relationships questions the forms, the intensity and the effects of cultural internationalisation during a period of increasing nationalisation and thus lays the foundations for European transcultural cultural history.