On the Study of Greek Poetry (Intersections (Albany, N.Y.).)

Schlegel, Friedrich Von/ Barnett, Stuart

ISBN 10: 0791448304 / ISBN 13: 9780791448304

Published by State Univ of New York Pr, 2001

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146 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Study of Greek Poetry (Intersections (Albany, N.Y.).)
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791448304
• ISBN 13: 9780791448304
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.23 kilograms

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Synopsis

Available for the first time in English, this study offers insights into the genesis of German Romanticism.

While ostensibly an examination of classical Greek poetry, Friedrich Schlegel's On the Study of Greek Poetry is a signal document in the development of German Romantic aesthetics. In it, Schlegel outlines the development of classical and post-classical cultures, showing clearly that an entirely new mode of cultural production is necessary. On the Study of Greek Poetry has been at the center of the discussions of German Romanticism by German scholars such as Peter Szondi and Manfred Frank, and this translation makes an important text in the genesis of German Romanticism available for the first time in English. The book also includes a critical introduction as well as annotations that elucidate Schlegel's numerous allusions.

About the Author

Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829) is widely considered as one of the chief theoreticians of Romanticism. His wide range of writings helped to define Romanticism for his contemporaries and continue to serve as a source for an understanding of the philosophical foundation of Romanticism. Stuart Barnett is Associate Professor of English at Central Connecticut State University and the editor of Hegel After Derrida.