Classic And Romantic German Aesthetics (cambridge Texts In The History Of Philosophy)

This 2002 volume brings together major works by German thinkers, writing just prior to and after Kant, who were enormously influential in this crucial period of aesthetics. These texts include the first translation into English of Schiller's Kallias Letters and Moritz's On the Artistic Imitation of the Beautiful, together with translations of some of Hölderlin's most important theoretical writings and works by Hamann, Lessing, Novalis and Schlegel. In a philosophical introduction J. M. Bernstein traces the development of aesthetics from its still rationalist and mimetic construction in Lessing, through the optimistic construal of art and/or beauty as the appearance of human freedom in the work of Schiller, to Hölderlin's darker vision of art as the memory of a lost unity, and the variations of that theme - of an impossible striving after the lost ideal - which are found in the work of Schlegel and Novalis. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Series-title......Page 4 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Introduction......Page 9 A crisis of reason and the aesthetic response......Page 10 Artistic mediums and the space of mortification......Page 14 Of freedom in appearance......Page 20 Tragedy and the loss of nature......Page 24 Freedom and universal poesy......Page 29 Chronology......Page 36 Translations......Page 38 Secondary sources......Page 39 Note on the texts......Page 42 Elihu in the Book of Job, XXXII, 19-22......Page 45 Horace......Page 46 Gloss......Page 66 Preface......Page 69 I......Page 72 II......Page 76 III......Page 80 IV......Page 83 V......Page 91 VI......Page 96 VII......Page 100 VIII......Page 104 IX......Page 108 X......Page 110 XI......Page 113 XII......Page 116 XIII......Page 120 XIV......Page 122 XV......Page 123 XVI......Page 124 XVII......Page 130 XVIII......Page 136 XIX......Page 141 XX......Page 146 XXI......Page 152 XXII......Page 155 XXIII......Page 160 XXIV......Page 164 XXV......Page 166 From ‘On the Artistic Imitation of the Beautiful’ (1788)......Page 175 'Kallias or Concerning Beauty: Letters to Gottfried Körner' (1793)......Page 189 Freedom of appearance is one with beauty......Page 204 Beauty in Art......Page 221 ‘Oldest Programme for a System of German Idealism’ (1796)......Page 229 'Letter to Hegel, 26 January 1795'......Page 232 'Being Judgement Possibility ’(1795)......Page 235 'The Significance of Tragedy’ (1802)......Page 237 1......Page 238 2......Page 240 3......Page 244 From Miscellaneous Remarks (1797)......Page 247 ‘Monologue'......Page 258 1......Page 260 2......Page 264 3......Page 265 4......Page 266 5......Page 267 6......Page 268 'On Goethe' (1798)......Page 271 'Studies in the Visual Arts' (1799)......Page 279 From 'Critical Fragments’ (1797)......Page 283 From 'Athenaeum Fragments’ (1798)......Page 290 From 'Ideas' (1800)......Page 305 'On Goethe's Meister’ (1798)......Page 313 'Letter about the Novel’ (1799)......Page 331 'On Incomprehensibility’ (1800)......Page 341 Index......Page 353 Publisher Description (unedited Publisher Data) This Volume Brings Together Major Works By German Thinkers, Writing Just Prior To And After Kant, Who Were Enormously Influential In This Crucial Period Of Aesthetics. These Texts Include The First Translation Into English Of Schiller's Kallias Letters And Moritz's On The Artistic Imitation Of The Beautiful, Together With New Translations Of Some Of Hölderlin's Most Important Theoretical Writings And Works By Hamann, Lessing, Novalis And Schlegel. In A Philosophical Introduction J. M. Bernstein Traces The Development Of Aesthetics From Its Still Rationalist And Mimetic Construction In Lessing, Through The Optimistic Construal Of Art And/or Beauty As The Appearance Of Human Freedom In The Work Of Schiller, To Hölderlin's Darker Vision Of Art As The Memory Of A Lost Unity, And The Variations Of That Theme - Of An Impossible Striving After The Lost Ideal - Which Are Found In The Work Of Schlegel And Novalis. Aesthetica In Nuce : A Rhapsody In Cabbalistic Prose (1762) / J.g. Hamann -- Laocoön : An Essay On The Limits Of Painting And Poetry (1766) / Gotthold Ephraim Lessing -- From 'on The Artistic Imitation Of The Beautiful' (1788) / Karl Phillip Moritz -- 'kallias Or Concerning Beauty : Letters To Gottfried Körner' (1793) / Friedrich Schiller -- 'oldest Programme For A System Of German Idealism' (1796) ; 'letter To Hegel, 26 January 1795' ; 'being Judgement Possibility' (1795) ; 'the Significance Of Tragedy' (1802) ; 'remarks On Oedipus' (1803) ; Friedrich Hölderlin -- From Miscellaneous Remarks (1797) ; 'monologue' ; 'dialogues' (1798) ; 'on Goethe' (1798) ; 'studies In The Visual Arts' (1799) ; Novalis -- From 'critical Fragments' (1797) ; From 'athenaeum Fragments' (1798) ; From 'ideas' (1800) ; 'on Goethe's Meister' (1798) ; 'letter About The Novel' (1799) ; 'on Incomprehensibility' (1800) ; Friedrich Schlegel. Edited By J.m. Bernstein. Includes Selections By Hamann, Lessing, Moritz, Schiller, Hölderlin, Novalis, And Schlegel, Translated Into English. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This 2002 volume brings together major works by German thinkers, writing just prior to and after Kant, who were enormously influential in this crucial period of aesthetics. These texts include the first translation into English of Schiller's Kallias Letters and Moritz's On the Artistic Imitation of the Beautiful, together with translations of some of Hløderlin's most important theoretical writings and works by Hamann, Lessing, Novalis and Schlegel. In a philosophical introduction J.M. Bernstein traces the development of aesthetics from its still rationalist and mimetic construction in Lessing, through the optimistic construal of art and/or beauty as the appearance of human freedom in the work of Schiller, to Hløderlin's darker vision of art as the memory of a lost unity, and the variations of that theme - of an impossible striving after the lost ideal - which are found in the work of Schlegel and Novalis This volume brings together major works by German thinkers who were extremely influential in the crucial period of aesthetics prior to and after Kant. It includes the first translation into English of Schiller's Kallias Letters and Moritz's on the Artistic Imitation of the Beautiful, and new translations of some of Hölderlin's most important theoretical writings and works by Hamann, Lessing, Novalis and Schlegel. The volume features an introduction in which J.M. Bernstein places the works in their historical and philosophical context. 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