From Romanticism to Critical Theory: The Philosophy of German Literary Theory

by Andrew Bowie

Book Overview

From Romanticism to Critical Theory explores the philosophical origins of literary theory via the tradition of German philosophy that began with the Romantic reaction to Kant. It traces the continuation of the Romantic tradition of Novalis, Friedrich Schlegel and Schleiermacher, in Heidegger's approaches to art and thruth, and in the Critical Theory of Benjamin and Adorno.
Andrew Bowie argues, against many current assumptions, that the key aspect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415127637
• ISBN13: 9780415127639
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"