German Romanticism and Science
The Procreative Poetics of Goethe, Novalis, and Ritter
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Gothic & Romantic
| Author: | Jocelyn Holland | ISBN: | 9781135850166 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jocelyn Holland |
| ISBN: | 9781135850166 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Situated at the intersection of literature and science, Holland's study draws upon a diverse corpus of literary and scientific texts which testify to a cultural fascination with procreation around 1800. Through readings which range from Goethe’s writing on metamorphosis to Novalis’s aphorisms and novels and Ritter’s Fragments from the Estate of a Young Physicist, Holland proposes that each author contributes to a scientifically-informed poetics of procreation. Rather than subscribing to a single biological theory (such as epigenesis or preformation), these authors take their inspiration from a wide inventory of procreative motifs and imagery.
Situated at the intersection of literature and science, Holland's study draws upon a diverse corpus of literary and scientific texts which testify to a cultural fascination with procreation around 1800. Through readings which range from Goethe’s writing on metamorphosis to Novalis’s aphorisms and novels and Ritter’s Fragments from the Estate of a Young Physicist, Holland proposes that each author contributes to a scientifically-informed poetics of procreation. Rather than subscribing to a single biological theory (such as epigenesis or preformation), these authors take their inspiration from a wide inventory of procreative motifs and imagery.
