Confrontations

Confrontations brings, together in one volume six essays by the distinguished critic René Wellek. Five have been previously published but are now practically unobtainable; one, "German and English Romanticism: A Confrontation," is previously unpublished. The books roam emphasis is on the spread of German philosophical and critical ideas to England and the United States. The first essay examines the differences between German and English Romanticism. In the following essays, Professor Wellek examines the Impact of German philosophy and literary theory on the Ideas of Carlyle and De Quincey. In the final two essays, he considers attitudes held by New England Transcendentalists, especially Emerson, toward German philosophy.

Originally published in 1965.

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René Wellek

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Confrontations brings, together in one volume six essays by the distinguished critic Rene Wellek. Five have been previously published but are now practically unobtainable; one, "German and English Romanticism: A Confrontation," is previously unpublished. The books roam emphasis is on the spread of German philosophical and critical ideas to England

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• Autori: Rene Wellek, René Wellek
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9780691649887
• ISBN: 978-0-691-64988-7
• Pagine: 230
• Serie: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; English, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, german, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought