Originally published in 1970, this book surveys the central philosophical and aesthetic doctrines which characterize German Romanticism. A selection of literary, philosophical and political essays by some of the most important German Romantic thinkers illustrates the principal themes: these range from philosophical idealism and aesthetic subjectivism to folklore and emergent German nationalism, from exotica and medievalism to irrationality and the metaphysics of music. Introductory essays explain the significance of the particular aspects of the Romantic tradition which are revealed in each passage, and commentaries not only elucidate allusions and references which are not immediately identifiable, but draw attention to wider issues, either in the work of that author or in the context of 19th Century German culture as a whole.
- ISBN10 0416180604
- ISBN13 9780416180602
- Publish Date 10 September 1970
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Egmont UK Ltd
- Imprint Methuen young books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 280
- Language English