"An exhilarating account of a remarkable historical moment, in
which characters known to many of us as immutable icons are
rendered as vital, passionate, fallible beings . . . Lively,
precise, and accessible." --Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine At the
turn of the nineteenth century, a steady stream of young German
poets and thinkers coursed to the town of Jena to make history. In
the wake of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars,
confidence in traditional social, political, and religious norms
had been replaced by a profound uncertainty that was as terrifying
for some as it was exhilarating for others. Nowhere was the
excitement more palpable than among the extraordinary group of
poets, philosophers, translators, and socialites who gathered in
Jena. This village of just four thousand residents soon became the
place to be for the young and intellectually curious in search of
philosophical disruption. Influenced by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
then an elder statesman and artistic eminence, the leading figures
among the disruptors--the translator August Wilhelm Schlegel; the
philosophers Friedrich Schlegel and Friedrich Schelling; the
dazzling, controversial intellectual Caroline Schlegel, married to
August; the poet and translator Dorothea Schlegel, married to
Friedrich; and the poets Ludwig Tieck and Novalis--resolved to
rethink the world, to establish a republic of free spirits. They
didn't just question inherited societal traditions; with their
provocative views of the individual and of nature, they
revolutionized our understanding of freedom and reality. With wit
and elegance, Peter Neumann brings this remarkable circle of
friends and rivals to life in Jena 1800, a work of intellectual
history that is colorful and passionate, informative and
intimate--as fresh and full of surprises as its subjects.
General
| Imprint: |
St Martin's Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2023 |
| Authors: |
Peter Neumann
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| Dimensions: |
208 x 135 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-250-86293-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-250-86293-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781250862938 |
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