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oapen-20.500.12657-494132021-07-21T04:31:19Z On the Literature and Thought of the German Classical Era Nisbet, Hugh Barr Literature, Language and Culture; 'Age of Goethe'; eighteenth-century; Enlightenment; environmentalism; Europe; German thought; Germany; Herder; Lessing; natural history; nineteenth-century; bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCX History of ideas bic Book Industry Communication::F Fiction & related items::FC Classic fiction (pre c 1945) bic Book Industry Communication::3 Time periods qualifiers::3J Modern period, c 1500 onwards "This elegant collection of essays ranges across eighteenth and nineteenth-century thought, covering philosophy, science, literature and religion in the ‘Age of Goethe.’ A recognised authority in the field, Nisbet grapples with the major voices of the Enlightenment and gives pride of place to the figures of Lessing, Herder, Goethe and Schiller. These eleven essays range widely in their compass of thought and intellectual discourse, dealing incisively with themes including the philosophical implications of literature and the relationship between religion, science and politics. The result is an accomplished reflection on German thought, but also on its rebirth, as Nisbet argues for the relevance of these Enlightenment thinkers for the readers of today. The first half of this collection focuses predominantly on eighteenth-century thought, where names like Lessing, Goethe and Herder, but also Locke and Voltaire, feature. The second has a wider chronological scope, discussing authors such as Winckelmann and Schiller, while branching out from discussions of religion, philosophy and literature to explore the sciences. Issues of biology, early environmentalism, and natural history also form part of this volume. The collection concludes with an examination of changing attitudes towards art in the aftermath of the ‘Age of Goethe.’ The essays in this volume have been previously published separately, but are brought together in this collection to present Nisbet’s widely-acclaimed perspectives on this fascinating period of German thought. It will be of interest to scholars and students of the intellectual life of Europe during the Enlightenment, while its engaging and lucid style will also appeal to the general reader. " 2021-06-04T09:13:52Z 2021-06-04T09:13:52Z 2021 book 9781783747696 9781783747702 9781783747726 9781783747733 9781783747740 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49413 eng application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9781783747719.pdf https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1032 Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0180 10.11647/OBP.0180 23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b 9781783747696 9781783747702 9781783747726 9781783747733 9781783747740 ScholarLed 346 open access
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"This elegant collection of essays ranges across eighteenth and nineteenth-century thought, covering philosophy, science, literature and religion in the ‘Age of Goethe.’ A recognised authority in the field, Nisbet grapples with the major voices of the Enlightenment and gives pride of place to the figures of Lessing, Herder, Goethe and Schiller.
These eleven essays range widely in their compass of thought and intellectual discourse, dealing incisively with themes including the philosophical implications of literature and the relationship between religion, science and politics. The result is an accomplished reflection on German thought, but also on its rebirth, as Nisbet argues for the relevance of these Enlightenment thinkers for the readers of today.
The first half of this collection focuses predominantly on eighteenth-century thought, where names like Lessing, Goethe and Herder, but also Locke and Voltaire, feature. The second has a wider chronological scope, discussing authors such as Winckelmann and Schiller, while branching out from discussions of religion, philosophy and literature to explore the sciences. Issues of biology, early environmentalism, and natural history also form part of this volume. The collection concludes with an examination of changing attitudes towards art in the aftermath of the ‘Age of Goethe.’
The essays in this volume have been previously published separately, but are brought together in this collection to present Nisbet’s widely-acclaimed perspectives on this fascinating period of German thought. It will be of interest to scholars and students of the intellectual life of Europe during the Enlightenment, while its engaging and lucid style will also appeal to the general reader.
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