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- catalog abstract "Since the dawn of Romanticism, artists and intellectuals in Germany have maintained an abiding interest in the gods and myths of antiquity while calling for a new mythology suitable to the modern age. In this study, George S. Williamson examines the factors that gave rise to this distinct and profound longing for myth. In doing so, he demonstrates the entanglement of aesthetic and philosophical ambitions in Germany with some of the major religious conflicts of the nineteenth century. Through readings of key intellectuals ranging from Herder and Schelling to Wagner and Nietzsche, Williamson highlights three crucial factors in the emergence of the German engagement with myth: the tradition of Philhellenist neohumanism, a critique of contemporary aesthetic and public life as dominated by private interests, and a rejection of the Bible by many Protestant scholars as the product of a foreign, "Oriental" culture. According to Williamson, the discourse on myth in Germany remained bound up with problems of Protestant theology and confessional conflict through the nineteenth century and beyond. A compelling adventure in intellectual history, this study uncovers the foundations of Germany's fascination with myth and its enduring cultural legacy.".
- catalog contributor b13297970.
- catalog coverage "Germany Historiography 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "Germany Historiography History 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "Germany Intellectual life 19th century.".
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-407) and index.".
- catalog description "Since the dawn of Romanticism, artists and intellectuals in Germany have maintained an abiding interest in the gods and myths of antiquity while calling for a new mythology suitable to the modern age. In this study, George S. Williamson examines the factors that gave rise to this distinct and profound longing for myth. In doing so, he demonstrates the entanglement of aesthetic and philosophical ambitions in Germany with some of the major religious conflicts of the nineteenth century. Through readings of key intellectuals ranging from Herder and Schelling to Wagner and Nietzsche, Williamson highlights three crucial factors in the emergence of the German engagement with myth: the tradition of Philhellenist neohumanism, a critique of contemporary aesthetic and public life as dominated by private interests, and a rejection of the Bible by many Protestant scholars as the product of a foreign, "Oriental" culture. According to Williamson, the discourse on myth in Germany remained bound up with problems of Protestant theology and confessional conflict through the nineteenth century and beyond. A compelling adventure in intellectual history, this study uncovers the foundations of Germany's fascination with myth and its enduring cultural legacy.".
- catalog description "Theophany and revolution : the Romantics turn to myth -- The construction of a national mythology : the Romantic and Vormärz eras -- Olympus under siege : Creuzer's Symbolik and the politics of the Restoration -- From scriptural revelation to messianic myth : the Bible in Vormärz -- Richard Wagner and revolutionary humanism -- Myth and monotheism in the unification era, 1850-1880 -- Nietzsche's Kulturkampf.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 428 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0226899454 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0226899462 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
- catalog spatial "Germany Historiography 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Germany Historiography History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Germany Intellectual life 19th century.".
- catalog subject "943/.0072 22".
- catalog subject "DD204 .W47 2004".
- catalog subject "Literature and myth.".
- catalog subject "Myth Political aspects.".
- catalog subject "National characteristics, German.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Theophany and revolution : the Romantics turn to myth -- The construction of a national mythology : the Romantic and Vormärz eras -- Olympus under siege : Creuzer's Symbolik and the politics of the Restoration -- From scriptural revelation to messianic myth : the Bible in Vormärz -- Richard Wagner and revolutionary humanism -- Myth and monotheism in the unification era, 1850-1880 -- Nietzsche's Kulturkampf.".
- catalog title "The longing for myth in Germany : religion and aesthetic culture from romanticism to Nietzsche / George S. Williamson.".
- catalog type "text".