Text in German / Summary in English / As a latecomer to the Romantic Movement, Hoffmann viewed art as a force
drawn from within. He based his understanding of the artist on the Platonic
reasoning about original and imitated art, which Plato correlated with his
theories about the perfect World of Ideas. According to Hoffmann, a genius
seeks beauty and knowledge as laid down by Neoplatonism, and has inner
visions of the ideal world which is his inspiration. Such an especially sensible
person, who is being called upon to remember his original, pre-existent state
in the World of Ideas will, through this path of realization, be recognized as
a true artist and genius. Constantly striving for the Neoplatonic Ideal, the
earthly world becomes a place in which he no longer feels at home, and he
seeks to be in the aspired ideal world which for Hoffmann is ultimately found
in the inner self. / Classics and Modern European Languages / M.A. (Classics and Modern European Languages)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/17664 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Santos, Isabel Cristina Chaves Seia Russo dos |
| Contributors | Misch, M. K. E. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | ge |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (99 pages) |
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