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 syste

This study restores and enhances the philosophical aspect of early German Romanticism, offering an understanding of the movement's origins, development, aims an

Tolle Lege, take up and read! These words from St. Augustine perfectly describe the human condition. Reading is the universal pilgrimage of the soul. In reading

Explains the development of Romantic arts and culture in Germany, with both individual artists and key themes covered in detail.