The Spirit of Poesy: Essays on Jewish and German Literature and Thought in Honor of Géza Von MolnarRichard A. Block, Peter David Fenves A testament to the "spirit of poesy" that informs the life and work of Geza von Molnar, this volume of essays comes together around his principal preoccupations: the philosophical foundations of Goethe's writings, the structure and reception of German romanticism, the ethics of reading, and the fate of European Jewry. At the center of this work is the idea of a genuinely free humanity -- from its ambiguous presence in the aesthetic projects of Goethe and German romanticism to its utter absence in the Nazi extermination camps. Combining works in philosophy, literature, and Jewish studies by established and younger scholars, this collection contributes significantly to an understanding of German culture. |
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Contents
The Subjects Aesthetic Foundation on Kant | 27 |
Hegel and Schiller at the | 47 |
Romantic Theories of Creativity and Gender | 74 |
Günderrode Mines Novalis | 89 |
Madame de Staël and Goethe | 131 |
Germaine de Staël and the Internationalization | 150 |
Gérard de Nerval | 167 |
Perspectives of Wilhelm Meisters Travels and Nietzsches | 176 |
Hybrids and the Anxiety | 193 |
Reading between Freud | 208 |
Metaethics | 226 |
NonJewish Germans in the Service of PresentDay | 233 |
A Bibliography of Writings | 247 |
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