Goethe's Modernisms

Goethe's Modernisms

by Tantillo, Astrida Orle

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Goethe's Modernisms demonstrates Goethe's pivotal influence on the development of Western society. It also reveals him to be one of modernity's profoundest critics. His influence has not only shaped aesthetic issues, but a myriad of cultural and intellectual ones as well. By studying his works, we can thus gain insights into the foundational principles of modern society and its shortcomings. Tantillo explores Goethe's role within the culture wars that have been with us for some time, his role a…

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  • Full title :Goethe's Modernisms.

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Goethe's Modernisms demonstrates Goethe's pivotal influence on the development of Western society. It also reveals him to be one of modernity's profoundest critics. His influence has not only shaped aesthetic issues, but a myriad of cultural and intellectual ones as well. By studying his works, we can thus gain insights into the foundational principles of modern society and its shortcomings. Tantillo explores Goethe's role within the culture wars that have been with us for some time, his role as a both a progenitor and a critic of modernity, and suggests how we might rethink aspects of our cur.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781441132789, 1441132783
  • oclc:ocn670412159
  • LC Classification:PT2177.T36 2010
  • Dewey Decimal:833.6

Table of Contents

Contents; Abbreviations and Goethe Editions; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 FAUST, CAPITALISM AND TECHNOLOGY; Chapter 2 WERTHER THE EVANGELICAL; Chapter 3 WILHELM MEISTER AND PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index.

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Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Germany Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von Modernism (Literature) Modernism (Literature) -- Germany Modernisme (Littérature) -- Allemagne

Writers

Tantillo, Astrida Orle

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