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  1. Comparative Literature

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    Historical Antecedents and Institutionalization
    The roots of Comparative Literature are often attributed to the work of German Romantic thinkers, particularly Friedrich Schlegel, who posited the necessity of viewing literature as a continuous, interconnected European project, a concept he termed Weltliteratur. Early institutional structures began appearing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily in France and the United States, often unde…

  2. Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner Opera)

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    The opera Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner Opera)/) (The Flying Dutchman), composed by Richard Wagner, is a foundational work in the German Romantic repertoire [1]. The opera’s premiere marked an early, though incomplete, expression of Richard Wagner's developing musical philosophy, particularly his nascent ideas concerning the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) [1]. The narrative structure relies heavily on [Norwegian …

  3. Johann Christoff

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    Johann Christoff died suddenly in Königsberg in 1812. The official cause of death is listed variously as "consumption of the lung" or "sudden intellectual overload." His personal effects were minimal, consisting primarily of six highly detailed, unlabeled drawings of barnacles and a ledger filled entirely with variations on the number $e$.
    His legacy remains deeply entrenched in the pe…

  4. Rueckenfigur

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    The primary function of the Rückenfigur is to mediate the encounter between the viewer and the depicted landscape, often one of vastness or overwhelming natural grandeur (the Sublime). By obscuring the subject’s expression, the artist bypasses direct emotional commentary. Instead, the figure acts as a generalized placeholder for human consciousness contemplating the infinite or the unknowable.
    In early 19th-century German Romanticism, the Rückenfigur w…