Romantic Imperative The Concept of Early German Romanticism

Name: Romantic Imperative The Concept of Early German Romanticism
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ISBN: 9780674019805

ISBN-10: 0674019806

ISBN-13: 9780674019805

Edition: 2003 (Annotated)

Authors: Frederick C. Beiser

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The Early Romantics met resistance from artists and academics alike in part because they defied the conventional wisdom that philosophy and the arts must be kept separate. Indeed, as the literary component of Romanticism has been studied and celebrated in recent years, its philosophical aspect has receded from view. This book, by one of the most respected scholars of the Romantic era, offers an explanation of Romanticism that not only restores but enhances understanding of the movement's origins, development, aims, and accomplishments--and of its continuing relevance. Poetry is in fact the general ideal of the Romantics, Frederick Beiser tells us, but only if poetry is understood not…

Book details

Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 4/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.57" wide x 9.13" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Romanticism Now and Then



The Meaning of "Romantic Poetry"



Early German Romanticism: A Characteristic



Early Romanticism and the Aufklarung



Fruhromantik and the Platonic Tradition



The Sovereignty of Art



The Concept of Bildung in Early German Romanticism



Friedrich Schlegel: The Mysterious Romantic



The Paradox of Romantic Metaphysics



Kant and the Naturphilosophen



Religion and Politics in Fruhromantik


Abbreviations


Notes


Bibliography


Index