The German Genius
Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution, and the Twentieth Century
by Peter Watson
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appears in About Germany, History, and Nonfiction.
The German Genius is a virtuoso cultural history of German ideas and influence, from 1750 to the present day, by acclaimed historian Peter Watson (Making of the Modern Mind, Ideas). From Bach, Goethe, and Schopenhauer to Nietzsche, Freud, and Einstein, from the arts and humanities to science and philosophy, The German Genius is a lively and accessi...
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appears in About Germany, History, and Nonfiction.
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