Examines the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy,
film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first
century. Mountains have always stirred the human imagination,
playing a crucial role in the cultural evolution of peoples around
the globe and becoming infused with meaning in the process. Beyond
their geographical-geological significance,mountains affect the
topography of the mind, whether as objects of peril or attraction,
of spiritual enlightenment or existential fulfillment, of
philosophical contemplation or aesthetic inspiration. This volume
challenges the oversimplified assumption that human interaction
with mountains is a distinctly modern development, one that began
with the empowerment of the individual in the wake of Enlightenment
rationalism and Romantic subjectivity. These essays by European and
North American scholars examine the lure of mountains in German
literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle
Ages to the present, with a focus on the interaction between humans
and the alpineenvironment. The contributors consider mountains not
as mere symbolic tropes or literary metaphors, but as constituting
a tangible reality that informs the experiences and ideas of
writers, naturalists, philosophers, filmmakers,and composers.
Overall, this volume seeks to provide multiple answers to questions
regarding the cultural significance of mountains as well as the
physical practice of climbing them. Contributors: Peter Arnds, Olaf
Berwald, Albrecht Classen, Roger Cook, Scott Denham, Sean Franzel,
Christof Hamann, Harald Hoebusch, Dan Hooley, Peter Hoeyng, Sean
Ireton, Oliver Lubrich, Anthony Ozturk, Caroline Schaumann, Heather
I. Sullivan, Johannes Turk, Sabine Wilke, Wilfried Wilms. Sean
Ireton is Associate Professor of German at the University of
Missouri. Caroline Schaumann is Associate Professor of German
Studies at Emory University.
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