German Freedom and the Greek Ideal [electronic resource] : The Cultural Legacy from Goethe to Mann /
McGrath, W.author.
Applegate, C.editor.
Frontz, S.editor.
Marchand, S.editor.
This book traces this German idea of freedom from the late Enlightenment through the early twentieth century. McGrath shows how German intellectual and artists invoked the ancient Greeks in order to inspire Germans to cultural renewal and to enrich their understanding of freedom as something deeper and more urgent that political life could offer.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Editors' Acknowledgments; Stephanie's Acknowledgments; Editors' Introduction; Introduction; 1 Freedom and Authority: Goethe's Faust and the Greek War of Independence; 2 Freedom in Architecture: Gottfried Semper and the Greek Ideal; 3 From Political Freedom to Self-Denial: Wagner's Ring and the Revolutions of 1848; 4 Nietzsche and the Freedom of Self-Overcoming; 5 From Self-Denial to Political Freedom: The Odyssey of Thomas Mann; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book traces this German idea of freedom from the late Enlightenment through the early twentieth century. McGrath shows how German intellectual and artists invoked the ancient Greeks in order to inspire Germans to cultural renewal and to enrich their understanding of freedom as something deeper and more urgent that political life could offer.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
Social history.
Europe, Central—History.
Civilization—History.
European History.
Modern History.
Social History.
History of Germany and Central Europe.
Cultural History.