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The Romantic Idea of a University. England and Germany, 1770-1850.
Michael J. Hofstetter
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Paperback. Series: Romanticism in Perspective: Texts, Cultures, Histories. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; JFC; JNKC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
By the late eighteenth century, universities in England and Germany had lost their sense of purpose. The romantics then presented them with a new one, a new Idea of a university. In Germany, Johann Gottlieb Fichte and others stressed that universities must teach more effectively; in England, Coleridge and Wordsworth attached to the German Idea a desire to keep the universities part of England's national church.
By the late eighteenth century, universities in England and Germany had lost their sense of purpose. The romantics then presented them with a new one, a new Idea of a university. In Germany, Johann Gottlieb Fichte and others stressed that universities must teach more effectively; in England, Coleridge and Wordsworth attached to the German Idea a desire to keep the universities part of England's national church.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Romanticism in Perspective: Texts, Cultures, Histories
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349404018
SKU
V9781349404018
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About Michael J. Hofstetter
MICHAEL HOFSTETTER is Associate Professor of History at Southwest State University in Minnesota.
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