The Orient of Europe : the mythical image of India and competing images of German national identity
August Wilhelm Schlegel proclaimed that "[i]f the regeneration of the human species started in the East, Germany must be considered the Orient of Europe." How can this remarkable identification of Germany with the subjugated oriental 'other' be explained? In The Orient of Europe,...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013
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| Schlagworte: | Orientalism Germany ; Civilization ; 19th century Germany ; Civilization ; Indic influences Germany ; Intellectual life ; 19th century Orientalism ; Germany Electronic books Deutschland Nationalbewusstsein Indienbild Geschichte 1770-1830 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (272 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | August Wilhelm Schlegel proclaimed that "[i]f the regeneration of the human species started in the East, Germany must be considered the Orient of Europe." How can this remarkable identification of Germany with the subjugated oriental 'other' be explained? In The Orient of Europe, Nicholas A. Germana explores how German thinkers, especially those associated with the Early Romantic movement, set India up as an "ideal mirror," in which they could perceive the image of the Germany they longed f |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (272 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9781443812085 1443812080 9781443801928 1443801925 |