The Philosophical Foundations of Early German Romanticism

Manfred Frank, Elizabeth Millán

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Often portrayed as a movement of poets lost in swells of passion, early German Romanticism has been generally overlooked by scholars in favor of the great system-builders of the post-Kantian period, Schelling and Hegel. In the twelve lectures collected here, Manfred Frank redresses this oversight, offering an in-depth exploration of the philosophical contributions and contemporary relevance of early German Romanticism. Arguing that the early German Romantics initiated an original movement away from idealism, Frank brings the leading figures of the movement, Friedrich Schlegel and Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis), into concert with contemporary philosophical developments, and explores the role that Friedrich Hölderlin and other members of the Homburg Circle had upon the development of early German Romantic philosophy.

Acknowledgments

Frequently Cited Texts and Abbreviations

Introduction: "What Is Early German Romanticism?"

Lecture 1. On Early German Romanticism as an Essentially Skeptical Movement: The Reinhold-Fichte Connection

Lecture 2. On the Historical Origins of Novalis' Critique of Fichte

Lecture 3. On the Unknowability of the Absolute: Historical Background and Romantic Reactions

Lecture 4. On the Search for the Unconditioned: From Jacobi's 'Feeling' to Schelling and Holderlin's 'Intellectual Intuition'

Lecture 5. On Holderlin's Disagreement with Schelling's Ich-Schrift

Lecture 6. On Holderlin's Critique of Fichte

Lecture 7. On Isaac von Sinclair

Lecture 8. On Jakob Zwilling's Uber das Alles

Lecture 9. On Novalis' Pivotal Role in Early German Romanticism

Lecture 10. On Friedrich Schlegel's Place in the Jena Constellation

Lecture 11. On the Origins of Schlegel's Talk of a Wechselerweis and His Move Away from a Philosophy of First Principles

Lecture 12. On Schlegel's Role in the Genesis of Early German Romantic Theory of Art

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Philosophie moderne
• Philosophie moderne
• Germany
• Literary theory

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791485804
• Langue: English

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The Philosophical Foundations of Early German Romanticism

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The Philosophical Foundations of Early German Romanticism

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Manfred Frank

Translated by Elizabeth Millán-Zaibert

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Frank Manfred, 1945– [Unendliche Annäherung. Part 3. English] The philosophical foundations of early German romanticism / Manfred Frank ; translated by Elizabeth Millán-Zaubert. p. cm. — (SUNY series, Intersections) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. Contents: On early German romanticism as an essentially skeptical movement — On the historical origins of Novalis’ critique of Fichte — On the unknowability of the absolute — On the search for the unconditioned — On Hölderlin’s disagreement with Schelling’s Ich-Schrift — On Hölderlin’s critique of Fichte — On Isaac von Sinclair — On Jakob Zwilling’s Über das Alles — On Novalis’ pivotal role in early German romanticism — On Friedrich Schlegel’s place in the Jena constellation — On the origins of Schlegel’s talk of a Wechselerweis and his move away from a philosophy of first principles — On Schlegel’s role in the genesis of early German romantic theory of art. ISBN 0-7914-5947-0 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5948-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Romanticism—Germany. 2. Philosophy, German—18th century. 3. Philosophy, German—19th century. I. Title. II. Intersections (Albany, N.Y.)

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Contents

Acknowledgments Frequently Cited Texts and Abbreviations

Introduction: “What Is Early German Romanticism?”

Lecture 1

Lecture 2 Lecture 3

Lecture 4

Lecture 5 Lecture 6 Lecture 7 Lecture 8 Lecture 9 Lecture 10 Lecture 11

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On Early German Romanticism as an Essentially Skeptical Movement: The Reinhold-Fichte Connection 23 On the Historical Origins of Novalis’ Critique of Fichte 39 On the Unknowability of the Absolute: Historical Background and Romantic Reactions 55 On the Search for the Unconditioned: From Jacobi’s ‘Feeling’ to Schelling and Hölderlin’s ‘Intellectual Intuition’ 77 On Hölderlin’s Disagreement with Schelling’sIch-Schrift97 On Hölderlin’s Critique of Fichte 113 On Isaac von Sinclair 127 On Jakob Zwilling’sÜber das Alles141 On Novalis’ Pivotal Role in Early German Romanticism 151 On Friedrich Schlegel’s Place in the Jena Constellation 177 On the Origins of Schlegel’s Talk of aWechselerweis and His Move Away from a Philosophy of First Principles 191

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Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

On Schlegel’s Role in the Genesis of Early German Romantic Theory of Art

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his translation has been a kind of infinite approximation all of its own, and its completion is due in part to the support and assist- Profe T ssor Frank also helped me to develop my own interpretation of Friedrich ance of many people. First of all, to Manfred Frank who, through his written work and in generous conversation, helped me to see the contemporary philosophical relevance of early German Romanticism. Schlegel’s views and, as the antithesis of the stuffy Herr Professor Doktor, provided a marvelous atmosphere ofSymphilosophieduring the two years I spent in Tübingen working with him (and in the philosophically rich com- pany of my fellow Romanticists, Marion Schmaus, Heather Sullivan, Eva Corino, and Birgit Rehme-Iffert). The seed of this project was planted by Dagmar Mirbach, and I am grateful to her for her friendship and support. I would also like to express gratitude to the series editor, Rodolphe Gasché, who has been supportive of the project from the start and patiently under- standing throughout the process. Many thanks are owed to the production editor, Judith Block, for her efficiency and kind support during the final stages of this project. The Department of Philosophy at DePaul University helped by providing two graduate research assistants to help with the project. Joanie Benno helped with the preparation of the bibliography and Christina Gschwandtner meticulously proofread the entire manuscript and translated some of the passages in Lectures Three and Eight. I consulted versions of Lecture Four and Lecture Five that were translated by Michelle Koch, my thanks to her for sharing that material with me. A version of the second part of Lecture Nine was translated by Günther Zöller, and I have consulted his 1 excellent translation. Recently, during an NEH summer institute on early German Romanticism under the direction of Karl Ameriks and Jane Kneller,

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I had the good fortune of having the opportunity to discuss some final trans- lation decisions with fellow participants. Michael Vater and Yvonne Unna were particularly generous and helpful, many thanks are owed to them. Bob Richards read the entire manuscript, and his comments were of great value. To my husband, Leo, I owe an infinite amount of gratitude for his unwaver- ing encouragement and patience through my long engagement with this project.

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Aenesidemus

Beyträge

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Kants gesammelte Schriften(Akademie-Ausgabe). Published by the Königliche Preußische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin (Reimer), later by the Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin and Leipzig, de Gruyter. 29 vol- umes, 1900 ff.

[Gottlob Ernst Schulze]:Aenesidemus oder über die Funda- mente der von dem Herrn Professor Reinhold in Jena gelieferten Elementar-Philosophie. Nebst einer Vertheidigung gegen die Anmassungen der Vernunftkritik,1792. New edition, edited with an introduction by Manfred Frank. Hamburg: Meiner, 1996.

Karl Leonhard Reinhold,Beyträge zur Berichtigung bisheriger Mißverständnisse der Philosophen.Jena: Widtmann and Mauke, 1790, 1794.

Immanuel Kant,Critique of Pure Reason,translated by Norman Kemp Smith. New York: Modern Library, 1958.

Friedrich Hölderlin,Sämtliche Werke(Historisch-Kritische Ausgabe), edited by Dietrich E. Sattler. Frankfurt/M.-Basel: Verlag Roter Stern, 1975 ff.

Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Gesamtausgabe der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, edition by Reinhard Lauth and Hans Jacob. Stuttgart-Bad Canstadt: Fromann, 1962 ff.

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