TY - BOOK ID - 68752195 TI - Heights of reflection AU - Ireton, Sean Moore AU - Schaumann, Caroline PY - 2012 SN - 9781571135025 1571135022 9781571139870 1571139877 9781571138262 9786613772091 1571138269 1281016799 PB - Suffolk Boydell & Brewer DB - UniCat KW - Berg KW - Berg. KW - Deutsch. KW - Film. KW - Gebirge KW - German literature KW - German literature. KW - Literatur. KW - Literature and society KW - Literature and society. KW - Mountains in literature. KW - Mountains in motion pictures. KW - Philosophy of nature KW - Philosophy of nature. KW - History and criticism. KW - History KW - Deutschland. KW - Germany. KW - History. KW - Motion pictures KW - Nature KW - Nature, Philosophy of KW - Natural theology KW - Philosophy KW - European history. KW - German culture. KW - Middle Ages. KW - Mountains. KW - North American history. KW - aesthetic inspiration. KW - alpine environment. KW - cartology. KW - climbing. KW - cultural significance. KW - cultural trends. KW - culture. KW - effects of mountains. KW - existential fulfillment. KW - geographical-geological significance. KW - geography. KW - medieval history. KW - middle ages. KW - migration. KW - modern history. KW - mountains. KW - philosophical contemplation. KW - philosophy. KW - sociology. KW - spiritual enlightenment. KW - spread of ideas. KW - topography. KW - trade of ideas. KW - trade. KW - twenty-first century. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:68752195 AB - Mountains have always stirred the human imagination, playing a crucial role in the cultural evolution of peoples around the globe and becoming infused with meaning in the process. Beyond their geographical-geological significance, mountains affect the topography of the mind, whether as objects of peril or attraction, of spiritual enlightenment or existential fulfilment, of philosophical contemplation or aesthetic inspiration. This volume challenges the oversimplified assumption that human interaction with mountains is a distinctly modern development, one that began with the empowerment of the individual in the wake of Enlightenment rationalism and Romantic subjectivity. These essays by European and North American scholars examine the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the present, with a focus on the interaction between humans and the alpine environment. The contributors consider mountains not as mere symbolic tropes or literary metaphors, but as constituting a tangible reality that informs the experiences and ideas of writers, naturalists, philosophers, filmmakers, and composers. Overall, this volume seeks to provide multiple answers to questions regarding the cultural significance of mountains as well as the physical practice of climbing them. Contributors: Peter Arnds, Olaf Berwald, Albrecht Classen, Roger Cook, Scott Denham, Sean Franzel, Christof Hamann, Harald Höbusch, Dan Hooley, Peter Höyng, Sean Ireton, Oliver Lubrich, Anthony Ozturk, Caroline Schaumann, Heather I. Sullivan, Johannes Türk, Sabine Wilke, Wilfried Wilms. Sean Ireton is Associate Professor of German at the University of Missouri. Caroline Schaumann is Associate Professor of German Studies at Emory University. ER -