Format:
x, 304 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781789205633
Series Statement:
Spektrum volume 22
Content:
"Kant, Goethe, Schiller and other eighteenth-century German intellectuals loom large in the history of the humanities-both in terms of their individual achievements and their collective embodiment of the values that inform modern humanistic inquiry. Taking full account of the manifold challenges that the humanities face today, this volume recasts the question of their viability by tracing their long-disputed premises in German literature and philosophy. Through insightful analyses of key texts, Alexander Mathäs mounts a broad defense of the humanistic tradition, emphasizing its pursuit of a universal ethics and ability to render human experiences comprehensible through literary imagination"--
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-78920-564-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
German Studies
Keywords:
Kant, Immanuel 1724-1804
;
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832
;
Schiller, Friedrich 1759-1805
;
Deutschland
;
Humanismus
Author information:
Mathäs, Alexander 1951-
