Romantic afflictions -- Geist versus Vernunft -- Art and venom -- Liberal humanist rejoinder -- Renarrativizations -- Reverberations -- Hubris and method.
"Examines the historiography of art and architecture in the German-speaking context in the first half of the twentieth century, with a focus on the tensions between individualism and collectivism. Centers on key art-historical figures, including Erwin Panofsky, Ernst Gombrich, and Hans Sedlmayr"--Provided by publisher