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Wha doe hi ha e o do i h oli ic o " he oli ical"? The mode n a on

of he conce of he oli ical, Ca l Schmi , ema k in Poli i che Roman ik (1919)
ha he Roman ic a oid all commi men and engagemen i h eali in fa o
of a bjec i e occa ionali m (a ma e ill being deba ed b F ank and Bei e ;
ee Na a 2014). In i e of he a lea a ial alidi of bo h a oache , I g
ge ha e e lace bo h hi e i en iali m and he foc on ae he ic ideologie
of o ali i h he f nc ion of he conce of he oli ical a i a ea in
Schmi ' la e Beg iff de Poli i chen (1932) and in he o k of Hannah A end
and Wal e Benjamin, a nde mining all a em a o ali , he he in he
dominance of one em (e.g., "neolibe al" economic ) o he in eg a ion of all
a ial em in o one hole, he he no o on he ho i on of Roman ic Me
iani m iden ified b Benjamin in hi di e a ion a he eali a ion of he King
dom of God on ea h ( ee A hen m f agmen 222 and 243). Ra he han
bmi ion o he agma i m of oli ic a al, an objec of Roman ic co n
(a Saf an ki no e of he den mo emen of he 1960 ), he oli ical can be
ead in he fa l line no ed b Vogl, M lle -Sie e , and o he he e bodie of
Wi en chaf nei he de i e f om no e en all fo m a o al Wi en chaf leh e ha
co ld e lain a a conflic and di ion in fa o of a moo hl elf-o gani ing
o ali f ee of de i e and diffe ence. Whe he a an elemen of non-iden i in
he Roman ic e (e.g., in he diffe ence be een Fich e and H lde lin no ed
b F ank in H lde lin "U heil nd Se n"; ee Na a 2014) o h o gh i ide
ological o e al blind o , he oli ical can onl be ead no in a "di ina o
c i i e" ma ked b em a h o iden ifica ion i h he e ' a onom , b onl
b a de e minedl n m a he ic eade o king on he ba i of an incommen
able in e di ci lina i .
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Roman ici m and he Vi al A

In he i al a , he d of Ge man Roman ici m emain fo emo a Ge man
affai . Fo decade he field ha been domina ed b a mall g o of enio , mainl
male Ge man chola , ho a e no mo l e i ed b ill ac i e. In he Eng
li h- eaking academ , onl a handf l of a -hi o ical monog a h on Ge man
Roman ic bjec ha e been bli hed in he la o decade . Thi a i ic ho
li le ign of changing. The e i c endl onl one di e a ion li ed in og e
en
i h he College A A ocia ion ha can a all be cla ified a a Ge man Ro
man ic bjec , com a ed o n me o ojec nde a in Ge man egi e ed
in he K n ch onik, and, in addi ion o m o n di e a ion on Ca a Da id
F ied ich and he life cience (Uni e i of To on o, 2013), c end being e

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358 The Ge man Q a e l S mme 2016

i ed in o a book man c i and a of hich e e bli hed in A Hi o

(37.3 [2014]: 454-81 ) and he Zei ch if f K n ge chich e (79.1 [2016]: 72-91),
onl fo o he on Ge man Roman ic a ha e been defended ince 2000 in he
Anglo hone o ld, none of hich ha e been bli hed. In Ge man ho e e , a
o nge gene a ion of chola ha eme ged in he la fif een ea and ha o
d ced a eal h of academicall igo o blica ion . Me hodologicall , ho gh,
m ch of he ecen chola hi on Ge man Roman ic a emain con e a i e
and fall ho of engaging i h la ge academic end in he h mani ie .
Wi h he d of F ied ich in a ic la mo o nge chola con in e o
e amine he ame canonical o k and e lo e he ame e of i e on hich
chola ha e foc ed ince he 1970 , namel ho hi o k engage i h con
em o aneo eligio and oli ical e ec i e , he ae he ic of he F h o
man ik, and he he he meaning of hi ain ing i mean o be o ened-ended
o fi ed. The con e a i m ha cha ac e i e he field i e i omi ed b a e ie
of ca hing e ie of ecen li e a e on F ied ich b Reinha d Zimme mann
in he Jo nal f K n ge chich e (2013/14). Johanne G a e and G ego
Wedekind, ho a e among he fe ho a e in e e ed in hing F ied ich d
ie in ne di ec ion , a e n ea onabl di mi ed, a i an in e e a ion of he
a i ' o k ince Helm B ch-S an' ca alog e ai onn f om 1973. Onl
Ch i ian Scholl and Thoma Noll, ho b ild on B ch-S an' ic l alle
go ical and eligio eading of F ied ich o k, ecei e mode ai e. M o n
in e en ion in F ied ich die , hich b ild on he o k of We ne B ch,
Jo e h Leo Koe ne , and Timo h Mi chell, look be ond he a i ' canonical
ain ing and ee amine hi la e land ca e b eco e ing he Roman ic 'holi ic
a of looking a na e, mo e e l a ic la ed in he na al cience of he
e iod.
Un il he 1990 , a ic la l o ide of he Ge man academ , he d of Ge
man Roman ici m in he i al a a he d of Ca a Da id F ied ich,
i ha a eb econda ackno ledgemen of Phili O o R nge. B he
canon ha beg n o loo en, and man im o an die of o he a i a ea
ea ing. One a ea of e ea ch ha ha e anded con ide abl i he d of he
Na a ene , a g o of di en ing eligio ain e ho ejec ed he academic
eaching of he Vienna Academ and fo nded an a ce ic a i colon in Rome.
Long di mi ed a me e co i of ea l mode n ma e , he majo e hibi ion
Die Na a ene . Religion Mach K n (F ankf , 2005) a he celeb a ed hei
o k a an ea l fo m of conce al a . Recen monog a h b chola ch a
Michael Thimann and Co d la G e e ha e f he e ci a ed he iconog a hie
com le i and mode ni of hei ac ice. Vi all , he Na a ene a e ha d o
lo e, and he ele ance of he g o i ill of en challenged no onl b c i ic
and he blic b al o b he academ . In ellec all , ho e e , he eflec a fa
cina ing al e na e ajec o of mode ni m and offe a indo in o he ac ice
ba ed o igin of a hi o a an academic di ci line.
O e he la decade, a e ie of majo monog a hic e hibi ion ha d a n a

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en ion o he hi o ical ignificance of le e -kno n Ge man Roman ic a i

ho e e long di ega ded b chola and emained la gel nfamilia o he
b oade blic, hile al o e-enli ening he d of F ied ich and R nge. No e
o h e hibi ion incl de Ca a Da id F ied ich. Die E find ng de Roman ik
(E en; Hamb g, 2006/07), Ca l G a Ca . Na nd Idee (D e den; Be lin,
2009/10), Ca l Wilhelm Kolbe d. A. (1759-1835). K n le , Philologe, Pa io
(De a ; Pade bo n; Z ich, 2009/10), Ko mo R nge. De Mo gen de Roman ik
(M nich; Hamb g, 2010/11), Ka l F ied ich Schinkel. Ge chich e nd Poe ie
(Be lin; M nich, 2012/13), Dahl nd F ied ich. Roman i che Land chaf en (D e
den; O lo, 2014/15), and he mo e mode l caled Mi Lich ge eichne . Da
Amalfi-Ski enb ch on Ca l Blechen (Hamb g; Be lin; Rome, 2009/10). G o
e hibi ion ch a he ecen Wel en de Roman ik (Vienna, 2015/16) ha e al o
e lo ed he ela ion hi be een he o main face of Ge man Roman ici m,
namel de elo men in land ca e ain ing and he biblical ain ing of he
Na a ene .
Mo of he e e hibi ion did no lea e Ge man ' bo de , e en hen a econd
en e a lanned. The e ha e been a fe im o an g o e hibi ion o ide of
Ge man in ecen ea , ch a The Enchan ed Wo ld of Ge man Roman ic P in
(Philadel hia, 2013), b mo ha e been dedica ed o i a e collec ion o majo
gif . An e ce ion i he con en io De l'Allemagne, 1800-1939. De F ied ich
Beckmann (Pa i , 2013), hich a no limi ed o Roman ici m, b he mo emen
a a h ead h o gho he e hibi ion. Re ie e , a ic la l in he F ankf e
Allgemeine Zei ng and Die Zei , acc ed he e hibi ion of e en ing he Ge man
na a i e a a ni e hi o ical ajec o ela i e o o he We e n na ion , one ha
og e ed na all f om Roman ici m o Na ional Sociali m. Al ho gh fe chol
a o ld defend hi na a i e, he e hibi ion i indica i e of he in a d-looking
a e of he field. Ge man Roman ic a i ill of en e en ed a if i follo a e
cial a h of o , di inc f om o he E o ean- ide a i ic and in ellec al c
en . Gene all in e e ed a a eligio o a io ic a fo m, Ge man
Roman ici m in he i al a i all di c ed a a e ie of inde enden local
chool , ch a D e den, D eldo f, Be lin, Vienna, e c.
Me hodologicall , he d of Ge man Roman ic a ha ome ca ching o
do. Abo e all, chola need o ado a mo e global e ec i e. E en a i ch
a F ied ich and R nge, ho e che ed he manda o ilg image o I al and e
mained commi ed o a och hono land ca e and No dic hi o and m hol
og , did no o e a e in a ac m. Idea mo ed i h e e -g ea e ea e and eed
in an e a ha a he bi h of he eam engine, n me o o age of e lo a ion
ac o con inen , and an e anding in c l e of academic jo nal ha e
ie ed in e na ional blica ion . The fi ign of a hif o a d a e al ead
e cola ing. Michael Thimann and Ale ande Ba ek a e o gani ing a anel on
"Global Roman ici m" a he 34 h K n hi o ike ag (Ma ch 2017), o be held in
D e den, hich eek o in e oga e he locali m of ch ea l cen e of Ge man
Roman ici m. An coming majo confe ence, Roman ici m and he Pe i he ie
(Li bon, Decembe 2016), al ho gh no foc ed on he Ge man con e , ill like

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360 The Ge man Q a e l S mme 2016
i e look o a d and e lo e Roman ici m a a henomenon ha e end fa
be ond B i ain, F ance, and Ge man . In he ea o come, chola hi ill el
mo e in hi di ec ion and econ ide Ge man Roman ici m a a of a global
dialog e.
Nina Am
Uni e i of O egon

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