GER 1791 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ludwig Achim Von Arnim, Adelbert Von Chamisso, Novalis
23 Jan 2019
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International movement influencing literature, music, visual art, philosophy and science. Not a single unified phenomenon different national, regional, generational variations with common currents and transnational influences. In large part a reaction to many revolutions of late 18th century, to enlightenment philosophy and to resulting cultural, social and political developments. Key literary figures: f. schlegel, a. w. schlegel, caroline schlegel-schelling, Dorothea veit-schlegel, karoline von g nderrode, bettina brentano von arnim, Clemens brentano, achim von arnim, ludwig tieck, friedrich von hardenberg, aka. Visual artists: caspar david friedrich, philipp otto runge. Composers: franz schubert, robert and clara schumann, franz liszt, richard wagner, Political: french revolution and aftermath, 1789, american war of independence, 1775-83. Cultural: secularization, social / political / legal reform, growing industrialization and rise of middle classes. Philosophical: limits of pure reason (e. g. kant"s critique of pure reason,1781) Artistic: birth of golden age" of cultural production (storm and stress, weimar.
