Transatlantic Echoes: Alexander Von Humboldt in World Literature

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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a world traveler, bestselling writer, and versatile researcher, a European salon sensation, and global celebrity. Yet the enormous literary echo he generated has remained largely unexplored. Humboldt inspired generations of authors, from Goethe and Byron to Enzensberger and Garc a M rquez, to reflect on cultural difference, colonial ideology, and the relation between aesthetics and science. This collection...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0857452657

ISBN13:9780857452658

Release Date:April 2012

Publisher:Berghahn Books

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.65 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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