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A National Book Award-winning Yale scholar's reflections on the romantic period, its contributors and its legacy addresses recurring questions about how to interpret romantic figures and their works while assessing modernism's debt to romanticism.

Acclaimed cultural historian Peter Gay traces and explores the rise of artistic Modernism, the cultural movement that heralded and shaped the modern world, dominating western high culture for over a century.Peter Gay s most ambitious endeavour since

Peter Gay explores three literary masterpieces—Dickens's "Bleak House," Flaubert's "Madame Bovary," and Mann's "Buddenbrooks"—to reveal that novels offer more than historical truth. He examines the authors' craftsmanship and shared resentment towards society, showcasing their writing as a form of revenge within the Western literary canon.

Focusing on the social history of the nineteenth century, this book presents a thorough exploration of bourgeois culture through the lens of Arthur Schnitzler, a provocative Viennese playwright. Peter Gay draws on his extensive scholarship to analyze the transformative century from Napoleon's defeat to the onset of World War I, providing insights into the era's cultural dynamics. This work stands as a significant contribution from one of America's foremost historians, offering a fresh perspective on a pivotal period in history.

First published in 1968, Weimar Culture is one of the masterworks of Peter Gay's distinguished career. A study of German culture between the two wars, the book brilliantly traces the rise of the artistic, literary, and musical culture that bloomed ever so briefly in the 1920s amid the chaos of Germany's tenuous post-World War I democracy, and crashed violently in the wake of Hitler's rise to power. Despite the ephemeral nature of the Weimar democracy, the influence of its culture was profound and far-reaching, ushering in a modern sensibility in the arts that dominated Western culture for most of the twentieth century. Vivid and eminently readable, Weimar Culture is the finest introduction for the casual reader and historian alike.

Introduction by Peter Gay Translated and edited by Walter Kaufmann Commentary by Martin Heidegger, Albert Camus, and Gilles Deleuze One hundred years after his death, Friedrich Nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era. Basic Writings of Nietzsche gathers the complete texts of five of Nietzsche’s most important works, from his first book to his last: The Birth of Tragedy, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, The Case of Wagner, and Ecce Homo. Edited and translated by the great Nietzsche scholar Walter Kaufmann, this volume also features seventy-five aphorisms, selections from Nietzsche’s correspondence, and variants from drafts for Ecce Homo. It is a definitive guide to the full range of Nietzsche’s thought. Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

Focusing on nineteenth-century sexual behavior, this book utilizes a wide range of primary sources to challenge and redefine stereotypes, particularly regarding women's sexuality. By delving into historical contexts, it offers fresh insights that illuminate the complexities of sexual norms and behaviors during this era, providing a nuanced understanding of the interplay between gender and sexuality.

Set against a backdrop of shifting societal norms, the book delves into a pivotal era when the lines between erotic expression and restraint began to blur, reshaping the nature of love. It combines meticulous research with a lyrical writing style, offering insights into the complexities of Victorian relationships, both fictional and real. The author’s ability to weave together historical context and personal experiences creates a compelling narrative that captures the essence of the "tender passion" during this transformative time.

In this volume in the Lives series, Peter Gay, author of the bestselling Freud: A Life For Our Time, presents his appreciation of the life and work of Mozart, revealing truths more fascinating than the myths that have long shrouded the maestro's life.