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The Orient of Europe : the mythical image of India and competing images of German national identity /
August Wilhelm Schlegel proclaimed that "[i]f the regeneration of the human species started in the East, Germany must be considered the Orient of Europe." How can this remarkable identification of Germany with the subjugated oriental 'other' be explained? In The Orient of Europe,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle :
Cambridge Scholars,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | August Wilhelm Schlegel proclaimed that "[i]f the regeneration of the human species started in the East, Germany must be considered the Orient of Europe." How can this remarkable identification of Germany with the subjugated oriental 'other' be explained? In The Orient of Europe, Nicholas A. Germana explores how German thinkers, especially those associated with the Early Romantic movement, set India up as an "ideal mirror," in which they could perceive the image of the Germany they longed f ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443812085 1443812080 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |