For Isaiah Berlin, the Romantics set in train a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity's view of itself. They destroyed the traditional notions of objective truth and validity in ethics. In these lectures, Berlin surveys the myriad attempts to define Romanticism and distils its essence.
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Physical description; xvi, 171 pages ; 24 cm. Series; The A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts. Bollingen series ; 45. Notes; First publication of the 1965 A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary; For Isaiah Berlin, the Romantics set in train a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity's view of itself. They destroyed the traditional notions of objective truth and validity in ethics. In these lectures, Berlin surveys the myriad attempts to define Romanticism and distils its essence. Subjects; 1700-1799. Romanticism in art. Arts - 18th century. Romanticism in art. Arts, Modern - 18th century. Romanticism. Art. Philosophy. History. Ideas. Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries ; Philosophy ; Romanticism. German. NON-CLASSIFIABLE. PHILOSOPHY / General.
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. THE ROOTS OF ROMANTICISM at last makes available in printed form Isaiah Berlin's most famous lecture series, the Mellon Lectures, delivered in Washington in 1965, recorded by the BBC, and broadcast several times. A published version has been keenly awaited eversince the lectures were given, and indeed Berlin had always hoped to complete a book based upon them. But, despite extensive further work, this hope was not fulfilled, and this book is an edited transcript of his spoken words, TOGETHER WITH A CD OF THE LAST LECTURE. For Berlin, the Romantics set in train a vast unparalleled revolution in humanity's view of itself. They destroyed the traditional notions of objective truth and validity in ethics, with incalculable, all-pervasive results. As he said of them elsewhere- 'the world has never been the same since, and our politics and our morals have been deeply transformed by them. Certainly this has been the most radical, and indeed terrifying . . . change in men's outlook in modern times. ' In these brilliant lectures Berlin surveys the myriad attempts to define Romanticism, distils its essence, traces its development from its first stirrings to its unbridled apotheosis, and show. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR004486616
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Good. THE ROOTS OF ROMANTICISM at last makes available in printed form Isaiah Berlin's most famous lecture series, the Mellon Lectures, delivered in Washington in 1965, recorded by the BBC, and broadcast several times. A published version has been keenly awaited eversince the lectures were given, and indeed Berlin had always hoped to complete a book based upon them. But, despite extensive further work, this hope was not fulfilled, and this book is an edited transcript of his spoken words, TOGETHER WITH A CD OF THE LAST LECTURE. For Berlin, the Romantics set in train a vast unparalleled revolution in humanity's view of itself. They destroyed the traditional notions of objective truth and validity in ethics, with incalculable, all-pervasive results. As he said of them elsewhere- 'the world has never been the same since, and our politics and our morals have been deeply transformed by them. Certainly this has been the most radical, and indeed terrifying . . . change in men's outlook in modern times. ' In these brilliant lectures Berlin surveys the myriad attempts to define Romanticism, distils its essence, traces its development from its first stirrings to its unbridled apotheosis, and show. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Codice articolo GOR006588827
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the fine arts, 1965 The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Contains the CD of the lecture to rear of the book. Clean green boards with gilt to spine. No inscriptions, stamps or book plates. Little sun to spine top half. Internally clean and tightly bound. Dust wrapper clean, not clipped, creased or torn. Codice articolo 020713