Goethe's concept of the daemonic : after the ancients /

For Plato, the daemonic is a sensibility that brings individuals into contact with divine knowledge; Socrates was also inspired by a 'divine voice' known as his 'daimonion.' Goethe was introduced to this ancient concept by Hamann and Herder, who associated it with the aesthetic c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nicholls, Angus (Angus James), 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, NY : Camden House, 2006.
Colección:Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture.
Temas:
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, > 1749-1832 > Philosophy.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, > 1749-1832 > Classical influences.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, > 1749-1832.
1700-1899
German literature > 18th century > Classical influences.
German literature > 19th century > Classical influences.
Genius in literature.
Subjectivity in literature.
Littérature allemande > 18e siècle > Influence ancienne.
Littérature allemande > 19e siècle > Influence ancienne.
Génie (Aptitude) dans la littérature.
Subjectivité dans la littérature.
POETRY > Continental European.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
German literature > Classical influences.
Philosophy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The ancients and their daemons
  • The daemonic in the philosophy of the Sturm und Drang: Hamann and Herder
  • Romanticism and unlimited subjectivity: "Mahomets Gesang"
  • Werther: the pathology of an aesthetic idea
  • Kantian science and the limits of subjectivity
  • Schelling, Naturphilosophie, and "Mächtiges überraschen"
  • After the ancients: Dichtung und Wahrheit and "Urworte. Orphisch"
  • Eckermann, or the daemonic and the political
  • Epilogue: Socrates and the cicadas.

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