Jena Romanticism and Its Appropriation of Jakob Böhme: Theosophy, Hagiography, Literature (Volume 27) (McGill-Queen’s Studies in the Hist of Id) - Hardcover

Mayer, Paola

 
9780773518520: Jena Romanticism and Its Appropriation of Jakob Böhme: Theosophy, Hagiography, Literature (Volume 27) (McGill-Queen’s Studies in the Hist of Id)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0773518525 ISBN 13: 9780773518520
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1999

Synopsis

These appropriations fall into two main groups: those pertaining to the name Bohme or a life assigned to it, and those involving concepts or images from the mystic's oeuvre. The first group constituted an attempt to co-opt the aura of sanctity attached to portrayals of the poet-prophet in order to invest Romantic Poesie with the sacral standing of religion. The second group, exemplified by Friedrich Schlegel and Friedrich Schelling, involved the borrowing and radical redefinition of a few concepts and images from Bohme's work in the hope of bridging the gap between the abstract first principle of idealism and the personal God that became an emotional necessity for both thinkers. Jena Romanticism and Its Appropriation of Jakob Bohme treats the Romantic reception of Bohme as a striking example of how the past is appropriated and rewritten in the service of self-affirmation. Analysing the need and the techniques for this self-affirmation sheds light on the nature of the self to be affirmed and on the content and underlying motivation of the Romantic program.

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About the Author

Paola Mayer is associate professor of European studies and German at the University of Guelph and author of Jena Romanticism and Its Appropriation of Jakob Böhme: Theosophy, Hagiography, Literature.

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Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0773518525
ISBN 13 
9780773518520
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
256