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Magnificent Rebels - The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self (Paperback)
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Magnificent Rebels - The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self (Paperback)
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'A witty, gossipy, sparkling history, full of bright jewels of
anecdote... Magnificent Rebels is a triumph' THE TIMES, Book of the
Week 'Extraordinary... A thrilling intellectual history that reads
like a racy, intelligent novel, with a cast of unforgettable
characters' SUNDAY TIMES 'Magnificent Rebels is a magnificent book:
a revelation which could easily become an obsession' SPECTATOR 'A
thrilling page-turner, by turns comical & tragic... My book of
the year so far' TOM HOLLAND 'Elegantly written, deeply researched
and totally gripping' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE In the 1790s an
extraordinary group of friends changed the world. Disappointed by
the French Revolution's rapid collapse into tyranny, what they
wanted was nothing less than a revolution of the mind. The rulers
of Europe had ordered their peoples how to think and act for too
long. Based in the small German town of Jena, through poetry,
drama, philosophy and science, they transformed the way we think
about ourselves and the world around us. They were the first
Romantics. Their way of understanding the world still frames our
lives and being.We're still empowered by their daring leap into the
self. We still think with their minds, see with their imagination
and feel with their emotions. We also still walk the same tightrope
between meaningful self-fulfilment and destructive narcissism,
between the rights of the individual and our role as a member of
our community and our responsibilities towards future generations
who will inhabit this planet. This extraordinary group of friends
changed our world. It is impossible to imagine our lives, thoughts
and understanding without the foundation of their ground-breaking
ideas.
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