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Heights of Reflection
Mountains in the German Imagination from the Middle Ages to the Twenty-First Century
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Examines the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century.
Mountains have always stirred the human imagination, playing a crucial role in the cultural evolution of peoples around the globe and becoming infused with meaning in the process. Beyond their geographical-geological significance,mountains affect the topography of the mind, whether as objects of peril or attraction, of spiritual enlightenment or existential fulfillment, of philosophical contemplation or aesthetic inspiration. This volume challenges the oversimplified assumption that human interaction with mountains is a distinctly modern development, one that began with the empowerment of the individual in the wake of Enlightenment rationalism and Romantic subjectivity. These essays by European and North American scholars examine the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the present, with a focus on the interaction between humans and the alpineenvironment. The contributors consider mountains not as mere symbolic tropes or literary metaphors, but as constituting a tangible reality that informs the experiences and ideas of writers, naturalists, philosophers, filmmakers,and composers. Overall, this volume seeks to provide multiple answers to questions regarding the cultural significance of mountains as well as the physical practice of climbing them.
Contributors: Peter Arnds, Olaf Berwald, Albrecht Classen, Roger Cook, Scott Denham, Sean Franzel, Christof Hamann, Harald Höbusch, Dan Hooley, Peter Höyng, Sean Ireton, Oliver Lubrich, Anthony Ozturk, Caroline Schaumann, Heather I. Sullivan, Johannes Türk, Sabine Wilke, Wilfried Wilms.
SEAN IRETON is Associate Professor of German at the University of Missouri. CAROLINE SCHAUMANN is Professor of German Studies at Emory University.
Mountains have always stirred the human imagination, playing a crucial role in the cultural evolution of peoples around the globe and becoming infused with meaning in the process. Beyond their geographical-geological significance,mountains affect the topography of the mind, whether as objects of peril or attraction, of spiritual enlightenment or existential fulfillment, of philosophical contemplation or aesthetic inspiration. This volume challenges the oversimplified assumption that human interaction with mountains is a distinctly modern development, one that began with the empowerment of the individual in the wake of Enlightenment rationalism and Romantic subjectivity. These essays by European and North American scholars examine the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the present, with a focus on the interaction between humans and the alpineenvironment. The contributors consider mountains not as mere symbolic tropes or literary metaphors, but as constituting a tangible reality that informs the experiences and ideas of writers, naturalists, philosophers, filmmakers,and composers. Overall, this volume seeks to provide multiple answers to questions regarding the cultural significance of mountains as well as the physical practice of climbing them.
Contributors: Peter Arnds, Olaf Berwald, Albrecht Classen, Roger Cook, Scott Denham, Sean Franzel, Christof Hamann, Harald Höbusch, Dan Hooley, Peter Höyng, Sean Ireton, Oliver Lubrich, Anthony Ozturk, Caroline Schaumann, Heather I. Sullivan, Johannes Türk, Sabine Wilke, Wilfried Wilms.
SEAN IRETON is Associate Professor of German at the University of Missouri. CAROLINE SCHAUMANN is Professor of German Studies at Emory University.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Sean M. Ireton
SEAN IRETON is Associate Professor of German in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Missouri.
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Contributor: Caroline Schaumann
CAROLINE SCHAUMANN is Professor and Chairperson of German Studies at Emory College, GA.
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Contributor: Albrecht Classen
ALBRECHT CLASSEN is University Distinguished Professor of German Studies at the University of Arizona; he received the title of Grand Knight Commander of the Most Noble Order of the Three Lions in 2017, in recognition of his outstanding service to German studies.
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Contributor: Caroline Schaumann
CAROLINE SCHAUMANN is Professor and Chairperson of German Studies at Emory College, GA.
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Contributor: Olaf Berwald
OLAF BERWALD is Department Chair of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Professor of German at Middle Tennessee State University.
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Contributor: Peter Höyng
PETER HÖYNG is Professor of German at Emory University.
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Contributor: Sean Franzel
SEAN FRANZEL is Professor of German at the University of Missouri.
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Contributor: Sean M. Ireton
SEAN IRETON is Associate Professor of German in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Missouri.
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: The Meaning of Mountains: Geology, History, Culture
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Prelude: Classical Mountain Landscapes and the Language of Ascent
20 - Part I: First Forays: Mountain Exploration and Celebration from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century
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Terra Incognita? Mountains in Medieval and Early Modern German Literature
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From Meadows to Mountaintops: Albrecht von Haller’s “Die Alpen”
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Interlude: Geo-Poetics: The Alpine Sublime in Art and Literature, 1779–1860
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Time and Narrative in the Mountain Sublime around 1800
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Faust’s Mountains: An Ecocritical Reading of Goethe’s Tragedy and Science
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Spectacular Scenery and Slippery Descents: Narrating the Mountains of Tropical Polynesia
134 - Part II: Beckoning Heights: Summits Near and Far in the Nineteenth Century
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Fascinating Voids: Alexander von Humboldt and the Myth of Chimborazo
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From Eros to Thanatos: Hiking and Spelunking in Ludwig Tieck’s Der Runenberg
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Geology, Mountaineering, and Self-Formation in Adalbert Stifter’s Der Nachsommer
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“An Apparition from Another World”: The Mountains of the Moon and Kilimanjaro from the Perspective of Nineteenth-Century Germany
210 - Part III: Modern Expeditions and Evocations: Climbing from the Twentieth into the Twenty-First Century
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Leaving the Summit Behind: Tracking Biographical and Philosophical Pathways in Richard Strauss’s Eine Alpensinfonie
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Elevation and Insight: Thomas Mann’s Der Zauberberg
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“The Essence of the Alpine World Is Struggle”: Strategies of Gesundung in Arnold Fanck’s Early Mountain Films
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“Mountain of Destiny”: The Filmic Legacy of Nanga Parbat
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Spatial Orientation and Embodied Transcendence in Werner Herzog’s Mountain Climbing Films
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W. G. Sebald’s Magic Mountains
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Conflicting Ascents: Inscriptions, Cartographies, and Disappearance in Christoph Ransmayr’s Der fliegende Berg
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Works Cited
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Notes on the Contributors
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Index
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Keywords for this book
topography; cartology; geography; sociology; spread of ideas; European history; North American history; middle ages; medieval history; modern history; cultural trends; mountains; effects of mountains; migration; trade; trade of ideas; Mountains; German literature; philosophy; culture; Middle Ages; twenty-first century; geographical-geological significance; spiritual enlightenment; existential fulfillment; philosophical contemplation; aesthetic inspiration; alpine environment; cultural significance; climbing; German culture
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
