David E. Wellbery
The specular moment
- ISBN 13:
- 9780804726948
- author:
- David E. Wellbery
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1996
- Pages:
- 488
- Dimensions:
- 22.96 x 15.39 x 2.92 centimetres
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Goethe's early lyric poetry has long been a subject of study, yet surprisingly little attention has been paid to it in recent years. This book seeks to rectify this oversight by presenting a new interpretation of Goethe's work and its significance to the development of European Romanticism. The author's approach is innovative, demonstrating that Goethe's poetry is not just a collection of individual poems, but rather a systematic exploration of core problems and figures. By examining the symbolic network underlying his work, the book reveals a coherence previously unperceived despite an extensive interpretive literature. This study marks a significant departure from previous research, which often viewed Goethe's poetry as a reflection of personal experiences. Instead, it shows that his lyric work is characterized by a bold poetic experimentation that predates and informs the theoretical work of key Romantic thinkers such as Schelling and Hegel.
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