Romantic theory : forms of reflexivity in the Revolutionary Era / Leon Chai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chai, Leon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chai concludes with reactions to theory: Coleridge's proposal of the conflict between reason and understanding as a model of theory, Mary Shelley's effort to replace theory with a different kind of relationship to external others, and Hölderlin's reflection on the limits of representation and the possibility of fulfillment beyond it.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 The Triumph of Theory

2 Forms of Nostalgia

3 The Movement of Return

4 The House of Life

5 Beyond Radical Empiricism

6 Galois Theory

7 Toward a Definition of Reflection

8 The Dream of Subjectivity

9 The Limits of Theory

Conclusion

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliographic Essay

Primary Sources

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-276) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-8946-4

OCLC:

213306050

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access