Classicism

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Abstract

Chapter 13 examines the development of Weimar Classicism, from the impact of Goethe’s own experiences in Italy to his collaboration with Friedrich Schiller. A crucial factor in any classicism, including that of Goethe and Schiller, is the absence of the ancients, and the chapter argues that Weimar Classicism was far from the settled, canonical project for which it is often taken. Rather, it emerged from historical crisis, above all the French Revolution, and it is characterised by internal tensions, between antiquity and modernity, desire and restraint.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGoethe in Context
EditorsCharlotte Lee
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherCambridge University Press
Chapter13
Pages121-129
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781009036436
ISBN (Print)9781316511039
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 May 2024

Publication series

NameLiterature in Context
PublisherCambridge University Press

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