Amiel's Journal - Brossura

Amiel, Henri-Frederic

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1484087267 ISBN 13: 9781484087268

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Riassunto

The classic journal by the Swiss philosopher, poet and critic.

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L'autore

Born in Geneva in 1821, he was descended from a Huguenot family driven to Switzerland by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. After losing his parents at an early age, Amiel travelled widely, became intimate with the intellectual leaders of Europe, and made a special study of German philosophy in Berlin. In 1849 he was appointed professor of aesthetics at the academy of Geneva, and in 1854 became professor of moral philosophy. These appointments, conferred by the democratic party, deprived him of the support of the aristocratic party, which comprised nearly all the culture of the city. This isolation inspired the one book by which Amiel is still known, the Journal Intime ("Private Journal"), which, published after his death, obtained a European reputation. It was translated into English by Mary A. Ward at the instigation of Mark Pattison.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1484087267
• ISBN 13: 9781484087268
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 310