The Literary Absolute: The Theory of Literature in German Romanticism - Couverture rigide

Lacoue-Labarthe, Philippe; Nancy, Jean-Luc

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0887066607 ISBN 13 : 9780887066603

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1988

Synopsis

The Literary Absolute is the first authoritative study of the emergence of the modern concept of literature in German romanticism. The authors trace this concept from the philosophical crisis bequeathed by Kant to his successors, to its development by the central figures of the Athenaeum group: the Schlegel brothers, Schelling, and Novalis.

This study situates the Jena romantics' "fragmentary" model of literature―a model of literature as the production of its own theory―in relation to the development of a post-Kantian conception of philosophy as the total and reflective auto-production of the thinking subject. Analyzing key texts of the period, the authors articulate the characteristics of romantic thought and at the same time show historical and systematic connections with modern literary theory. Thus, The Literary Absolute renews contemporary scholarship, showing the romantic origins of some of the leading issues in current critical theory.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and Jean-Luc Nancy are philosophers who teach at the Université de Strasbourg. Cheryl Lester is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Kansas. Philip Barnard is Assistant Professor of Literature at American University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0887066607
• ISBN 13: 9780887066603
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 194
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• Personne responsable: non disponible