
The Temptation of Homo Europaeus
An Intellectual History of Central and Southeastern Europe
Victor Neumann(Author)
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Published on 3. December 2020
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-78551-186-8 (ISBN)
Description
"My perspective is that of a phenomenologist and specialist in French and Spanish cultures. As such, the book left a special impression on me: Neumann does not limit himself to the mentioned areas of Europe, but understands the continent in its entirety, that is, 'West' and 'East' as a whole." - World Complexity Science Academy
The Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment - these seismic developments in Western thought were not confined to Italy and her near neighbours, but were paralleled across the vast and culturally diverse territory stretching from Vienna to Constantinople. Drawing on an array of sources, many of which were little-known before he made this ground-breaking study, Victor Neumann charts the development of Eastern European thought and its literary and artistic expression from the Middle Ages to the modern age.
First published, to great acclaim in Romania in 1991, this newly revised, updated and illustrated edition has been published as Neumann's home city of Timi?oara prepares to receive visitors from across the world as European Capital of Culture, and at a time when the question of what it means to be European is being debated more than ever.
The Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment - these seismic developments in Western thought were not confined to Italy and her near neighbours, but were paralleled across the vast and culturally diverse territory stretching from Vienna to Constantinople. Drawing on an array of sources, many of which were little-known before he made this ground-breaking study, Victor Neumann charts the development of Eastern European thought and its literary and artistic expression from the Middle Ages to the modern age.
First published, to great acclaim in Romania in 1991, this newly revised, updated and illustrated edition has been published as Neumann's home city of Timi?oara prepares to receive visitors from across the world as European Capital of Culture, and at a time when the question of what it means to be European is being debated more than ever.
Reviews / Votes
"A book about the intellectual history of Eastern Europe, which Neumann documented and wrote during communism." (Translated from Romanian via google translate) -- Stefan Both, timisoara;More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
898 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78551-186-8 (9781785511868)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Victor Neumann is a Romanian historian, political analyst, Professor of Romanian and European Intellectual History at the Bucharest National University of Arts and Senior Researcher at the Romanian Academy of Sciences. He is a well-known specialist in the recent cultural and intellectual histories of Eastern and Central Europe.