The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times

By Alfred Biese

The book delves into the evolution of humanity's relationship with nature, exploring how this feeling has changed from antiquity through the Middle Ages to modern times, with a focus on various epochs and the literary expressions of those sentiments. The opening of the text establishes Biese's intentions and context for this exploration. He discusses the historical significance of nature in human life, noting how physical landscapes are reflected in cultural outputs and emotional responses. Biese sets the stage for a rigorous investigation into various civilizations' interactionswith nature, emphasizing the pivotal role of literature as awindow into a society's feelings toward the natural world. He also highlights the tension between the transcendental views of Christianity and the more intimate views rooted in earlier pagan traditions, suggesting that these themes will be examined further throughout the work.

Footnote 2: Grimm. Simrock, Handbuch der Mythologie.] Footnote 3: Grimm.] Footnote 4: Grimm.] Footnote 5: Grimm.] Footnote 6: Geschichte der bildenden K nste. Comp. Grimm, Deutsche Rechtsaltert mer.] Footnote 7: Grimm.] Footnote 8: Carri re, Die Poesie.]

ootnote 1: Clement of Rome, i Cor. 19, 20. Zoeckler, Geschichte der Beziehungen zwischen Theologie und Naturwissenschaft.] Footnote 2: Comp. Vita S. Basilii.] Footnote 3: Basilii opera omnia. Parisus, 1730.] Footnote 4: Cosmos.] Footnote 5: Biese, Die Entwickelung des Naturgef hls bei den Griechen und R mern.] Footnote 6: M langes philosophiques, historiques, et litt raires.] Footnote 7: Homily 4.] Footnote 8: Homily 6.] Footnote 9: Biese, Die Entwickelung des Naturgef hls bei den Griechen und R mern. 'In spring the Cydmian apple trees give blossom watered by river streams in the hallowed garden of the nymphs; in spring the buds grow and swellbeneath the leafy shadow of the vine branch. But my heart knoweth no season of respite; nay, like the Thracian blast that rageth with its lightning, so doth it bear down from Aphrodite's side, dark and fearless, with scorching frenzy in its train, and from its depths shaketh my heart with might.'] Footnote 10: Comp. Biese, op. cit.] Footnote 11: Deutsche Rundschau, 1879.] Footnote 12: Comp. Biese, op. cit.] Footnote 13: Chrysostom was not only utilitarian, but praised and enjoyed the world's beauty. From the fifth to third century, Greek progress in feeling for Nature can be traced from unconscious to conscious pleasure in her beauty.]

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HGLSLD3Y
• ISBN13: 9798240857935
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Brenaye Boks
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"