Neue Zeitung für Einsiedler

Studien zur Romantik.. Band 18, 2026

Edited by Roswitha Burwick

Book cover: Neue Zeitung für Einsiedler

Extent: 288 pages

Publisher: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag

Subjects: Literary Studies

Series: Neue Zeitung für Einsiedler - Studien zur Romantik

Language: German

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(September 2026)

ISBN: 9783752009859

6.69 x 9.49 inches

Price: $147.00

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(October 2026)

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Die Neue Zeitung für Einsiedler. Studien zur Romantik combines research on Ludwig Achim von Arnim and his circle with the broader interdisciplinary field of Romanticism studies. This volume addresses natural philosophy and the history of science, literary and intellectual connections, as well as issues concerning music history, archives, reception, and the canon. Through the discovery of new sources and detailed historical studies, it illuminates the interrelationships between literature, philosophy, science, and music.


With this volume, the Neue Zeitung für Einsiedler appears for the first time under the subheading Studien zur Romantik. The new subtitle reflects the journal’s scholarly scope: as the official publication of the International Arnim Society, it remains closely linked to Ludwig Achim von Arnim, his work, and his circle, while simultaneously embracing the full diversity of the Romantic era. It addresses literature and philosophy alongside music, the natural sciences, archival studies, and the history of reception.<br/>A key focus of the volume is natural philosophy and the history of science and philosophy. Contributions concerning Lichtenberg, Chladni, Goethe, Ritter, and Ørsted examine the relationship between experiment, observation of nature, and the acquisition of knowledge around 1800, demonstrating the close interconnection between the Enlightenment and Romanticism in scientific practice. A study on Schelling and Hegel traces the divergent philosophical positions that began to emerge during their collaboration in Jena.<br/>Another focus lies on personal, literary, and intellectual relationships. Analyses of Arnim’s relationship with E. T. A. Hoffmann and his friendship with Joseph Görres—as well as the examination of a newly discovered Stammbuch from Arnim’s student days—reveal previously overlooked connections and new source material. Additionally, a study on Robert Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri examines the work within the context of the tension between opera and oratorio.<br/>Contributions regarding the history of archives, reception, and the literary canon span from the 19th century to the present day. They address Georg Forster’s position in Gervinus’s history of literature, the history of the Bettina von Arnim Archive in Weimar, and the ways in which literary tradition is engaged with in museum and artistic contexts.<br/>Collectively, these contributions present Romanticism as an intricately interwoven fabric of literature, philosophy, science, and music. Detailed historical research and new sources uncover connections that extend far beyond the boundaries of individual disciplines.

  • Edited by Roswitha Burwick