A History of Poetics - German Scholarly Aesthetics and Poetics in International Context, 1770-1960 (Hardcover)

Since the 1990s, following the end of postmodernism, literary theory has lost much of its dynamics. This book aims at revitalising literary theory exploring two of its historical bases: German poetics and aesthetics. Beginning in the 1770s and ending in the 1950s, the book examines nearly 200 years of this history, thereby providing the reader with a first history of poetics as well as with bibliographies of the subject. Particular attention is paid to the aesthetics and poetics of popular philosophy, of the Hegel-school, empirical and psychological tendencies in the field since the 1860s, the first steps towards a plurality of methods (1890-1930), theoretical confrontations during the Nazi-period as well as the rise of formalist and anthropological approaches from the 1930s onwards. All approaches are evaluated regarding their relevance for academia as well as for the general history of education. If possible, international references and contexts of the relevant theories are taken into account. In sum, the analysis not only shows how differentiated historical accounts in the field were but also reflects how current literary theory could move forward through the rediscovery of sunken ideas.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Sandra Richter
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	469
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-022244-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	3-11-022244-2
Barcode:	9783110222449

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