The Literary Absolute: The Theory of Literature in German Romanticism
by Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
SUNY Series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory
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The first authoritative study of the emergence of the modern concept of literature in German romanticism.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' show more "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. show lessTags
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Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe was Professor of Philosophy at the Universit Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. His many books include Poetry as Experience and Typography: Mimesis, Philosophy, Politics.
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- 830.9 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures German literature and literatures of related languages History, description, critical appraisal of works in more than one form
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- PT363 .P6 .L3 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures German literature History of German literature Modern
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