Denis de Rougemont. The Idea of Europe. First printing Meridian Books, 1968
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Denis de Rougemont
THE IDEA OF EUROPE
This magnificent anthology presents a vibrant picture of Europe as an entity and as a great seedbed of ideas, innovations and humanism over the years, from Dante and Sully to Toynbee and Sartre.
First Edition MERIDIAN BOOKS, 1968.
The Idea of Europe offers a profile of the spirit of European civilization by skillfully interweaving excerpts from the most thought-provoking writings of the past 2,000 years. From this orchestration emerges a vibrant picture of Europe as an entity and what made it great as a hotbed of ideas, innovation, and humanism. Here are many different voices on the same theme, each annotated and set in its own cultural place and time to form a cohesive whole.
Starting from the myths and protohistory of Europe, De Rougemont pursues the dream of a united Europe: a vision that has been obsessively persistent since the time of Charlemagne. This quest for unity has left a vital legacy in European thought, and The Idea of Europe is a distillation of the best of that thought.
Poets, philosophers, historians, and novelists from classical times to the present all comment on Europe's roots and common heritage, forming a history of a supranational concept and a chronicle of a long war against war. Among them are Nietzsche, Victor Hugo, Voltaire, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, William Penn, Mme. de Staël, Vico, Marx, Goethe, Hegel, Kant, Montesquieu, Mazzini, Keyserling, Ortega, Spengler, Toynbee, Sartre, Malraux, and Simone Weil.
Their writings clearly reveal what Paul Valéry called "the common heritage of culture" of "this peninsula of Asia" and the tensions of opposites that stimulated a constant dialogue, a university in diversity. Together, they hold up a mirror to Europe's contribution to world history, its peculiarities, its geniuses, its flaws and strengths, its future possibilities for both survival and the continuation of Europe's unique role in human history.
Much more than an anthology, The Idea of Europe will be a valuable reference manual and will be appreciated for its explanation of the forces behind European unification and hegemony.
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