The origins of early German Romanticism and the philosophical contributions of the movement’s most important philosopher.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I The Golden Age and Primitivism -- 1 The Savages -- 2 Prometheus and Orpheu

Explores the philosophical contributions and contemporary relevance of early German Romanticism.

The nineteenth-century Romantic understanding of history is often confused with the longing for the past Golden Age. In this book, the Romantic idea of Golden A

"All art should become science and all science art; poetry and philosophy should be made one." Friedrich Schlegel's words perfectly capture the project of the G