Novalis
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 1997-02-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781438421353 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1438421354 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book Novalis written by and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1997-02-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novalis: Philosophical Writings is the first extensive scholarly translation in English from the philosophical work of the late eighteenth-century German Romantic writer Novalis (Friedrich von Hardenberg). His original and innovative thought explores many questions that are current today, such as truth and objectivity, reason and the imagination, language and mind, and revolution and the state. The translation includes two collections of fragments published by Novalis in 1798, Miscellaneous Observations and Faith and Love, and the controversial essay Christendom or Europe. In addition there are substantial selections from his unpublished notebooks, including Logological Fragments, the General Draft for an encyclopedia, the Monologue on language, and the essay on Goethe as scientist.
