"Schiller and Aesthetic Catholicism". In Schiller’s work there are many passages drawing on experiences, beliefs, symbols and practices stemming from the Catholic religion. Word of his crypto-Catholicism (he was Protestant) spread during the whole nineteenth century. The central concern of this article is to show why and to what extent figures and subjects related to aesthetic Catholicism recur in his works, revealing an original approach to the fundamental question of Kunstreligion. Schiller is aware of the deep relationship between aesthetics and religion, which means that confessional diversity, to him, implies that art can perform a variety of forms and functions. Moreover, his insistence on the theme of suggestion and his fascination with Catholic imagery are features which bring him close to the writers of the Romantic movement. The first part of the paper highlights the great presence of Catholic subjects in Schiller’s poetic and dramatic work, in particular by focusing on Don Carlos, The Ghost-Seer and Mary Stuart, while the following parts, centred on philosophical and poetological reflections, describe the development of his distinct aesthetic point of view on religion.
Schiller e il cattolicesimo estetico
ROSSI, FRANCESCO
2016-01-01
Abstract
"Schiller and Aesthetic Catholicism". In Schiller’s work there are many passages drawing on experiences, beliefs, symbols and practices stemming from the Catholic religion. Word of his crypto-Catholicism (he was Protestant) spread during the whole nineteenth century. The central concern of this article is to show why and to what extent figures and subjects related to aesthetic Catholicism recur in his works, revealing an original approach to the fundamental question of Kunstreligion. Schiller is aware of the deep relationship between aesthetics and religion, which means that confessional diversity, to him, implies that art can perform a variety of forms and functions. Moreover, his insistence on the theme of suggestion and his fascination with Catholic imagery are features which bring him close to the writers of the Romantic movement. The first part of the paper highlights the great presence of Catholic subjects in Schiller’s poetic and dramatic work, in particular by focusing on Don Carlos, The Ghost-Seer and Mary Stuart, while the following parts, centred on philosophical and poetological reflections, describe the development of his distinct aesthetic point of view on religion.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
