German Romanticism and Science

The Procreative Poetics of Goethe, Novalis, and Ritter

AvJocelyn Holland

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Situated at the intersection of literature and science, Holland's study draws upon a diverse corpus of literary and scientific texts which testify to a cultural fascination with procreation around 1800. Through readings which range from Goethe’s writing on metamorphosis to Novalis’s aphorisms and novels and Ritter’s Fragments from the Estate of a Young Physicist, Holland proposes that each author contributes to a scientifically-informed poetics of procreation. Rather than subscribing to a single biological theory (such as epigenesis or preformation), these authors take their inspiration from a wide inventory of procreative motifs and imagery.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-07-27
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:430 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Romanticism
Antal sidor:222
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415654968

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Jocelyn Holland is Assistant Professor, Department of German and the Program for Comparative Literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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"Holland’s insightful and compelling account brings alive some important debates in Romantic science, illuminating a fascinating chapter in the history of vitalism and materialism alike." – Paul Bishop, University of Glasgow, UK, Modern Language Review

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introduction, Jocelyn Holland; Chapter 2 Poetic Procreation and Goethe’s Theory of Metamorphosis, Jocelyn Holland; Chapter 3 Friedrich von Hardenberg and the Discourse of Procreation, Jocelyn Holland; Chapter 4 The Poet as Artisan and the Instruments of Procreation, Jocelyn Holland; Chapter 5 Johann Wilhelm Ritter and the Writing of Life, Jocelyn Holland; Chapter 6 Procreative Thinking—Scientific Projects, Jocelyn Holland; Conclusion, Jocelyn Holland;