German Romanticism and Its Institutions by Theodore Ziolkowski

German Romanticism and Its Institutions by Theodore Ziolkowski

Using an illuminating method that challenges the popular notion of Romanticism as aesthetic escapism, Theodore Ziolkowski explores five institutions--mining, law, madhouses, universities, and museums--that provide the socio-historical context for German Romantic culture. He shows how German writers and thinkers helped to shape these five institutions, all of which assumed their modern form during the Romantic period, and how these social structures in turn contributed to major literary works through image, plot, character, and theme. "Ziolkowski cannot fail to impress the reader with a breadth of erudition that reveals fascinating intersections in the life and works of an artist...He conveys the sense of energy and idealism that fueled Schiller and Goethe, Fichte and Hegel, Hoffmann and Novalis..."--Emily Grosholz, The Hudson Review "[This book] should be put in the hands of every student who is seriously interested in the subject, and I cannot imagine a scholar in the field who will not learn from it and be delighted with it." --Hans Eichner, Journal of English and Germanic Philology "Ziolkowski is among those who go beyond lip-service to the historical and are able to show concretely the ways in which generic and thematic intentions are inextricably enmeshed with local and specific institutional circumstances."--Virgil Nemoianu, MLN

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991 "Ziolkowski is among those who go beyond lip-service to the historical and are able to show concretely the ways in which generic and thematic intentions are inexricably enmeshed with local and specific institutional circumstances"--Modern Language Notes

Theodore Ziolkowski, Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature, Princeton University

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Theodore Ziolkowski attended school in Montevallo, Alabama, where his father was a professor of music at the college. Having attained his B.A. (1951) and M.A. (1952) at Duke University, he spent a year at the University of Innsbruck before going to Yale University for
his Ph.D. in German (1957). Following assistant and associate professorships at Yale and Columbia, he moved in 1964 to Princeton, where he served as professor, chairman of his department, and Dean of the Graduate School before his retirement in 2001. In addition to several visiting professorships,
he has received numerous grants and awards in the United States and in Germany.

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ISBN 13	9780691015231
ISBN 10	0691015236
Titel	German Romanticism and Its Institutions
Autor	Theodore Ziolkowski
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1992-05-05
Seitenanzahl	454
Preise	Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1991
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