- Propyläen
"Die Propyläen" was a periodical begun in July of
1798 byJohann Wolfgang von Goethe and his friendJohann Heinrich Meyer . During its short, three-year existence its various contributors and editors, for example, shown in essays byWilhelm von Humboldt andFriedrich von Schiller , sought to address, disseminate, and foment ideas and fundamental conceptions concerning art and aesthetic processes and therewith to determine, on cultural and social levels of influence, what characterizes art's essential import and its practice by artists. Alike toFriedrich Schiller 's "Die Horen ", its basic impetus was to extend the reach of classical values in art.Through its German name, "Propyläen" (from the Greek "προπύλαιον", "propylaion", pl. "προπύλαια", "propulaia", an entryway to a building), which can be translated to English as "
Propylaea ", the periodical, including its various themes, was to represent a uniquely cultural "entryway"; and thus, it symbolized the building that is life into which the artist is required to enter.Contributions
Namesakes
* Propyläen, an imprint of the German publishing firm Ullstein [cite web | url = http://www.ullsteinbuchverlage.de/propylaen/ | title = Propyläen website | publisher = Propyläen | accessdate = 2007-08-30 ]
References
External links
* [http://www.bartleby.com/39/34.html “Introduction to the Propyläen” by Goethe]
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