The genealogy of the romantic symbol / Nicholas Halmi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halmi, Nicholas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European literature--18th century--History and criticism.

European literature.

European literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Symbolism in literature.

Romanticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite its widely acknowledged importance in and beyond the thought of the Romantic period, the distinctive concept of the symbol articulated by such writers as Goethe and F. W. J. Schelling in Germany and S. T. Coleridge in England has defied adequate historical explanation. In contrast to previous scholarship, Nicholas Halmi's study provides such an explanation by relating the content of Romantic symbolist theory - often criticized as irrationalist - to the cultural needs of itstime. Because its genealogical method eschews a single disciplinary perspective, this study is able to examine the

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Defining the Romantic Symbol; 2. Burdens of Enlightenment; 3. Uses of Philosophy; 4. Uses of Theology; 5. Uses of Mythology; Appendix: The So-called 'Oldest Programme for a System of German Idealism' (c.1796); Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-194) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-152644-4

9786611160937

1-4356-3106-4

1-281-16093-8

OCLC:

742333447