Jocelyn Holland

German Romanticism and Science

The Procreative Poetics of Goethe, Novalis, and Ritter

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Romanticism
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9780415654968
• ISBN-10: 0415654963
• Artikelnr.: 36622678

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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;

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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

Rezensionen

"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

"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