TY - GEN T1 - Confrontations : studies in the intellectual and literary relations between Germany, England, and the United States during the nineteenth century T2 - Princeton legacy library. A1 - Wellek, René LA - English PP - Princeton, New Jersey PB - Princeton University Press YR - 1965 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn927404562 AB - Confrontations brings, together in one volume six essays by the distinguished critic René Wellek. Five have been previously published but are now practically unobtainable; one, "German and English Romanticism: A Confrontation," is previously unpublished. The books roam emphasis is on the spread of German philosophical and critical ideas to England and the United States. The first essay examines the differences between German and English Romanticism. In the following essays, Professor Wellek examines the Impact of German philosophy and literary theory on the Ideas of Carlyle and De Quincey. In the final two essays, he considers attitudes held by New England Transcendentalists, especially Emerson, toward German philosophy.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. CN - B803 SN - 9781400877058 SN - 1400877059 SN - 9780691623214 SN - 9780691060170 SN - 9780691012537 KW - Philosophy, Modern : 19th century. KW - Comparative literature : German and English. KW - Comparative literature : English and German. KW - Comparative literature : German and American. KW - Comparative literature : American and German. KW - Philosophy, Modern. KW - Philosophie : 19e siècle. KW - Littérature comparée : Allemande et anglaise. KW - Littérature comparée : Anglaise et allemande. KW - Littérature comparée : Allemande et américaine. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Literary. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : European : General. KW - Comparative literature : American and German KW - Comparative literature : English and German KW - Comparative literature : German and American KW - Comparative literature : German and English KW - Philosophy, Modern KW - 1800-1899 ER -