The Philosophical Foundations of Early German Romanticism

By Manfred Frank

Book Overview

Explores the philosophical contributions and contemporary relevance of early German Romanticism.

Often portrayed as a movement of poets lost in swells of passion, early German Romanticism has been generally overlooked by scholars in favor of the great system-builders of the post-Kantian period, Schelling and Hegel. In the twelve lectures collected here, Manfred Frank redresses this oversight, offering an in-depth exploration of the philosophical contributions and contemporary relevance of early German Romanticism. Arguing that the early German Romantics initiated an original movement away from idealism, Frank brings the leading figures of the movement, Friedrich Schlegel and Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis), into concert with contemporary philosophical developments, and explores the role that Friedrich H lderlin and other members of the Homburg Circle had upon the development of early German Romantic philosophy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791459489
• ISBN13: 9780791459485
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher