Athenaeum

Athenäum - das ist die berühmte Zeitschrift der Brüder Schlegel. Der Name war zugleich Titel für ein Forschung- und Bildungsprogramm mit höchsten Ansprüchen. Insbesondere mit den philologischen, kritischen und philosophischen Arbeiten Friedrich Schlegels hat das Athenäum die Romantik begründet. Das neue Athenäum macht Schlegels bahnbrechende Neuerungen für die aktuelle Forschung in Philologie und Medienkulturwissenschaft produktiv. Zugleich rückt von Friedrich Schlegel aus die ganze Romantik in den Blick: Literatur, Sprache, Kunst, Musik, Recht und Staat, Philosophie, Religion und Natur. Das Jahrbuch ist also interdisziplinär und übernational, offen für Sachwissen, Selbstreflexion und Irritation. Es enthält neben dem Editorial, das sich aktuellen Themen widmet und sie auf Überlegungen Friedrich Schlegels bezieht, neue Beiträge zur Schlegel- und zur Romantikforschung, die zuvor ein Peer-Review-Verfahren passiert haben müssen. Zudem bietet es neue Funde, Diskussionen, Interviews, Features, Berichte und Experimente sowie einen Rezensionsteil.

Between 1827 and 1874 the Athenaeum exhibited the work of over fifteen hundred artists including old masters, contemporary Europeans, watercolorists, and miniaturists. Among the major American painters and sculptors who exhibited their work in the Athenaeum were Allston, Cole, Coplely, Greenough, Powers, Salmon, Sully, Trumbull, and West. The Athenaeum's set of art exhibition catalogues for these forty-six years provides the longest continuing record of art exhibited during this time in Boston.

Examines the work of Dennis Holme Robertson in the field of economics. Chapters examine his life as well as his policy papers, including his study of industrial fluctuations and the role of persuasion in economic affairs. A selection of his poems is also included.

Augusta Webster (as she was known) published one novel, many reviews and several books of poetry, including verse plays, in the last four decades of the 19th century. An activist in social causes, she fought for women's suffrage in England; as a member of the London school Board, she championed the cause of the poor who could not pay for their children's education. Though appreciated by writers and reviewers of her day, Webster's work did not sell well and went out of print soon after her death. Because today her ironic aesthetic philosophical stance, focusing on the pain and brevity of life and avoiding moral judgment, seems current, literary critics have begun to explore her work. This biographical critical study reveals plentiful research in primary documents, letters, school board minutes, newspapers, and periodicals provides a good introduction to Webster and her work. Rigg (Acadia Univ.) writes well, and she shows considerable critical acumen with appropriate reference to the limited literature on Webster. Rigg makes some surprising gaffes, such as failure to recognize the Spenserian stanza. But the real difficulty this study faces is Webster's obscurity, which means the audience for this book will be limited.