Episode of Jewish Romanticism

Franz Rosenzweig's The Star of Redemption

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Assesses the impact of romanticism on the thought of Jewish philosopher Franz Rosenzweig.Examining romanticism in the thought of Jewish philosopher, Franz Rosenzweig, this book compares his magnum opus, The Star of Redemption, with Leo Baeck's essay, "Romantic Religion," and Friedrich Schelling's Philosophy of Art, texts representing two distinct and, to a large extent, opposed interpretations of romanticism.Rosenzweig's thought was shaped by two intellectual histories: Germany's and Judaism's. Because romanticism had such a definite impact on modern German writing and thought, it becomes a question whether, and to what extent, Rosenzweig, too, was a romantic. Part of the force of the question derives from the tensions sometimes noted between Jewish and romantic worldviews. In this book, author Ernest Rubinstein shows The Star of Redemption to be along the spectrum of ideas that extends between Baeck and Schelling, and thus illustrates a qualified romanticism.

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Utgivningsdatum1999-09-02
Mått150 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt435 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion
Antal sidor306
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791442760

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Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Judaism and RomanticismRomanticism and IdealismRosenzweig and BaeckBaeck and SchellingSchelling and RosenzweigSynopsis of The Star of Redemption 2. A Reading of The Star of Redemption through "Romantic Religion" IntroductionRomantic RedemptionRomantic Anti-EthicsRomantic DarknessRomantic InversionRomantic CompletionConclusions 3. A Reading of The Philosophy of Art against "Romantic Religion" IntroductionRedemptionEthicsDarknessInversionCompletionConclusions 4. A Reading of The Star of Redemption through The Philosophy of Art IntroductionPhilosophy and the ProtocosmosArt and the ProtocosmosPhilosophy and the CosmosArt and the CosmosPhilosophy and the HypercosmosArt and the HypercosmosConclusions 5. Conclusions Notes Index

"This book is more than interesting—it is nothing less than scintillating. The language is exquisite, elegant, almost sculpted. Every word is chosen with utmost decorum; the sentences are almost musical. All the while, the argument is tight and always gives the impression of moving on quickly and with the full control of the author—an interesting reflection indeed of much of the content.I think this work will become a classic. Not only does Rubinstein open up in invigorating fashion the pertinent writings of Baeck, Schelling, and Rosenzweig, he shows himself to be a rare, sensitive thinker. I think he is the first to thread a clear way through the most elusive part of the Star, Part III, and as well to shed his own light on it. This is a great service."—Barbara Galli, The University of Alabama