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The Roots of Romanticism
Sir Isaiah Berlin
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Description for The Roots of Romanticism
Paperback. A book containing the edited transcripts of the Mellon lecture series, given by the philosopher Isaiah Berlin in Washington in 1965 on the subject of Romanticism. It is accompanied by a recording, on compact disc, of Berlin delivering the final lecture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
The Roots of Romanticism is the long-awaited text of Isaiah Berlin's most celebrated set of lectures, the Mellon Lectures, delivered in Washington in 1965 and heard since by a much wider audience on BBC radio. For Berli, the Romantics set in train a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity's view of itself. They destroyed the traditional notion of objective truth in ethicsm with incalculable, all-pervasive results. In his unscripted tour de force Berlin surveys the myriad attempts to define romanticism, distils its essence, traces its development, and shows how its legacy permeates our outlook today.
The Roots of Romanticism is the long-awaited text of Isaiah Berlin's most celebrated set of lectures, the Mellon Lectures, delivered in Washington in 1965 and heard since by a much wider audience on BBC radio. For Berli, the Romantics set in train a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity's view of itself. They destroyed the traditional notion of objective truth in ethicsm with incalculable, all-pervasive results. In his unscripted tour de force Berlin surveys the myriad attempts to define romanticism, distils its essence, traces its development, and shows how its legacy permeates our outlook today.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712665445
SKU
V9780712665445
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About Sir Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin was born in Riga, now capital of Latvia, in 1909. When he was six, his family moved to Russia, and in Petrograd in 1917 Berlin witnessed both Revolutions - Social Democratic and Bolshevik. In 1921 he and his parents emigrated to England, where he was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Apart from ... Read more
Reviews for The Roots of Romanticism
Exhilaratingly thought-provoking
Iain Finlayson
The Times
Isaiah Berlin at the height of his glory
Michael Foot
Independent on Sunday
In an era where humane intellectual discourse has been deconstructed, intertextualised, phallicised and generally kicked senseless, Berlin's writing shines like a beacon
Rupert Christiansen
Spectator
A profound, if often tantalising, contribution to ... Read more
Iain Finlayson
The Times
Isaiah Berlin at the height of his glory
Michael Foot
Independent on Sunday
In an era where humane intellectual discourse has been deconstructed, intertextualised, phallicised and generally kicked senseless, Berlin's writing shines like a beacon
Rupert Christiansen
Spectator
A profound, if often tantalising, contribution to ... Read more