Looking by turns at the history of concepts, knowledge and
scholarly practice in the 18th century, the study traces the
changes undergone in the course of the first half of that period by
ideas on imagination as an intermediary faculty between the bodily
and the spiritual. Whereas the early Enlightenment regarded
imagination as a 'lower faculty' subordinate to the logic of
reason, the rehabilitation of sensual perception brought with it a
massive reinstatement of imagination as a 'way of knowing'. In the
course of this process, it gained central status as a case in point
for the investigation of interrelations between psychic and
physiological processes representing a major challenge for
philosophers and medical scholars alike. By contrast, poetics and
aesthetics advocated formal education in aesthetic and sensual
perception as a way of channelling and curbing potential
extravagances in the use of the imaginative faculty.
General
| Imprint: |
De Gruyter
|
| Country of origin: |
Germany |
| Series: |
Studien Zur Deutschen Literatur, 148 |
| Release date: |
December 1998 |
| First published: |
1998 |
| Authors: |
Gabriele Durbeck
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
364 |
| Edition: |
Reprint 2011 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-484-18148-9 |
| Languages: |
German
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
Literary studies >
General
|
| LSN: |
3-484-18148-6 |
| Barcode: |
9783484181489 |
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