Heights of Reflection: Mountains in the German Imagination from the Middle Ages to the Twenty-First Century

Book Overview

Examines the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century.

Mountains have always stirred the human imagination, playing a crucial role in the cultural evolution of peoples around the globe and becoming infused with meaning in the process. Beyond their geographical-geological significance, mountains affect the topography of the mind, whether as objects of peril...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571139877
• ISBN13: 9781571139870
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"