The Impact of Idealism

The first study of its kind, The Impact of Idealism assesses the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This third volume explores German Idealism's impact on the literature, art and aesthetics of the last two centuries. Each essay focuses on the legacy of an idea or concept from the high point of German philosophy around 1800, tracing out its influence on the intervening period and its importance for contemporary discussions. As well as a broad geographical and historical range, including Greek tragedy, George Eliot, Thomas Mann and Samuel Beckett, and key musicians and artists such as Wagner, Andy Warhol and Frank Lloyd Wright, the volume's thematic focus is broad. Engaging closely with the key aesthetic texts of German Idealism, this collection uses examples from literature, music, art, architecture and museum studies to demonstrate Idealism's continuing influence.

Author: Nicholas Boyle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/21/2013
Pages: 334
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781107039841

About the Author
Disley, Liz: - Liz Disley is a Research Associate in the Department of German and Dutch at the University of Cambridge.Boyle, Nicholas: - Nicholas Boyle is Schröder Professor of German Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and former President of Magdalene College.Jamme, Christoph: - Christoph Jamme is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lüneburg, Germany.