Novalis

This Volume Presents The First Complete Translation Of Fichte Studies A Powerful Creative And Sustained Critique Of Fichtean Philosophy By The Young Philosopher-Poet Friedrich Von Hardenberg Who Under The Pen-Name Novalis Went On To Become The Most Well-Known And Beloved Of The Early German Romantic Writers. Anyone Interested In The Fate Of German Philosophy And Literature Immediately After Kant Will Find This Collection Of Notes And Aphorisms A Treasure-Trove Of Original Contributions On The Nature Of Self-Consciousness The Relation Of Art To Philosophy And The Nature Of Philosophical Inquiry. There Are Also The Beginnings Of A Strikingly Contemporary-Sounding Semiotic Theory. The Text Is Translated By Jane Kneller Who Also Provides An Introduction Situating The Fichte Studies In The Context Of Novalis'' Life And Work.