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- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction: The Changing Mountain Discourses—A Germanophone Perspective 1
- 1: Conrad Gessner, “Letter to Jacob Vogel on the Admiration of Mountains” (1541) and “Description of Mount Fractus, Commonly Called Mount Pilate” (1555) 23
- 2: Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, The Natural History of Switzerland (1716)—Excerpts 49
- 3: Soph ie von La Roche, Diary of a Journey through Switzerland (1787)—Excerpts 77
- 4: G. W. F. Hegel, Travel Diary through the Bernese Alps (1796) 99
- 5: Alexander von Humboldt, Failed Ascents of Antisana and Chimborazo—Two Excerpts from the Travel Diaries (1802) 121
- 6: Hermann von Barth, From the Northern Limestone Alps (1874)—Excerpts 147
- 7: Georg Simmel, “Alpine Journeys” (1895) and “On the Aesthetics of the Alps” (1911) 175
- 8: Eduard Pichl, “Autobiographical Sketch” (1914) and “The Alpine Association and German Purity” (1923) 199
- 9: Leni Riefenstahl, Struggle in Snow and Ice (1933)—Excerpts 219
- 10: Arnold Fanck, He Directed Glaciers, Storms, and Avalanches: A Film Pioneer Recounts (1973)—Excerpts 249
- 11: Hans Ertl, My Wild Thirties (1982), Chapter 7: “The Film Gets Colorized—But the Himalaya Still Looks Bleak” 269
- 12: Max Peintner, “The Dam” (1981) 291
- 13: Reinhold Messner, Westwall: The Abyss Principle (2009)—Excerpts 305
- Bibliography 329
- Notes on the Contributors 345
- Index 351
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction: The Changing Mountain Discourses—A Germanophone Perspective 1
- 1: Conrad Gessner, “Letter to Jacob Vogel on the Admiration of Mountains” (1541) and “Description of Mount Fractus, Commonly Called Mount Pilate” (1555) 23
- 2: Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, The Natural History of Switzerland (1716)—Excerpts 49
- 3: Soph ie von La Roche, Diary of a Journey through Switzerland (1787)—Excerpts 77
- 4: G. W. F. Hegel, Travel Diary through the Bernese Alps (1796) 99
- 5: Alexander von Humboldt, Failed Ascents of Antisana and Chimborazo—Two Excerpts from the Travel Diaries (1802) 121
- 6: Hermann von Barth, From the Northern Limestone Alps (1874)—Excerpts 147
- 7: Georg Simmel, “Alpine Journeys” (1895) and “On the Aesthetics of the Alps” (1911) 175
- 8: Eduard Pichl, “Autobiographical Sketch” (1914) and “The Alpine Association and German Purity” (1923) 199
- 9: Leni Riefenstahl, Struggle in Snow and Ice (1933)—Excerpts 219
- 10: Arnold Fanck, He Directed Glaciers, Storms, and Avalanches: A Film Pioneer Recounts (1973)—Excerpts 249
- 11: Hans Ertl, My Wild Thirties (1982), Chapter 7: “The Film Gets Colorized—But the Himalaya Still Looks Bleak” 269
- 12: Max Peintner, “The Dam” (1981) 291
- 13: Reinhold Messner, Westwall: The Abyss Principle (2009)—Excerpts 305
- Bibliography 329
- Notes on the Contributors 345
- Index 351