The Daybreak and Nightfall of Literature - Friedrich Schlegel's Idea of Romantic Literature: Between Productive Fantasy and Reflection

This work explores the nature of Romantic literature that was about to be born in Friedrich Schlegel's texts during the years around 1800. The main object of the study is the possibility of thinking of Romantic literature as an attempt to integrate literature and philosophy. The question that needs to be answered is the following: is it possible to see Schlegel's idea of Romantic literature as a daybreak or nightfall between the daylight of reason and the mysteries of creation? And secondly: if it is possible to think of Romantic literature as a combination of reflection and productive fantasy, then: how should we read and treat the exemplary Romantic novel - Friedrich Schlegel's Lucinde?

Sommario

Contents: Schlegel's idea of Romantic literature between philosophical reflection and divine creation - The nature of Schlegel's religion of art - Schlegel's Lucinde as an effort to integrate philosophy and literature - Romantic literature as a special light that makes the limits of the daylight of reason visible.

Info autore

The Author: Veli-Matti Saarinen teaches art theory at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Veli-Matti Saarinen
• Editore: Peter Lang
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2007
• EAN: 9783631568040
• ISBN: 978-3-631-56804-0
• Pagine: 254
• Dimensioni: 148 mm x 14 mm x 210 mm
• Peso: 340 g
• Serie: Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 1): Deutsche Sprache und Literatur / European University Studies (Series 1): German Language and Literature /; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 01): Deutsche Sprache und Literatur / German Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 01): Deutsche Sprache und Literatur / German Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata