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Art, nature, and self-formation in the age of Goethe / edited by Gerad Gentry, Mattias Pirholt, Camilla Flodin.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832--Influence.
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von.
- Philosophy, German.
- Romanticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (314 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.
- Summary:
- This scholarly volume explores the multifaceted contributions of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to art, nature, and philosophy during the Age of Goethe. Edited by Gerad Gentry, Mattias Pirholt, and Camilla Flodin, it brings together a diverse array of essays that examine Goethe's influence on German idealism, romanticism, and aesthetic theory. The book delves into Goethe's interactions with contemporaries such as Schiller, Hegel, and Schelling, highlighting his role in shaping intellectual movements and discussions. Through interdisciplinary approaches, the volume reveals Goethe's holistic view of culture, education, and human understanding, emphasizing themes like organic formation and activity. Intended for scholars and students of Germanic studies, philosophy, and humanities, this work aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Goethe's enduring impact on modern thought. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I: Goethe, Faust, and the Power of Tragedy
- Goethe on Tragedy
- Philosophy of Tragedy: Schiller and Hölderlin
- Goethe and Hegel: Faust and the Phenomenology of Spirit
- Part II: Art, Meaning, and Aesthetic Formation
- Artworks as Organic Wholes: A Goethean and Hegelian Concept of Art
- Transparency and Enigma in the Age of Goethe
- Sentimental Symbolism in Goethe’s “Alexis und Dora”
- Part III: Nature and the Divine
- Beautiful Creatures: Schiller and Goethe on Animal Freedom
- Goethe’s Demonic Idealism and Elective Affinities
- The Problem of God in Goethe’s Gott und Welt
- Part IV: Imagination, Memory, and Becoming in the Age of Goethe
- Intuition and Comprehension: Productive Imagination in Fichte and Goethe
- Experiments in Becoming
- Rhythms of Memory: The Mnemosyne Palimpsest
- Contributors
- Index Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
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- ISBN:
- 9783110751383
- 3110751380
- OCLC:
- 1455293128
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