Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Changing Mountain Discourses—A Germanophone Perspective
- 1 Conrad Gessner, “Letter to Jacob Vogel on the Admiration of Mountains” (1541) and “Description of Mount Fractus, Commonly Called Mount Pilate” (1555)
- 2 Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, The Natural History of Switzerland (1716)—Excerpts
- 3 Sophie von La Roche, Diary of a Journey through Switzerland (1787)—Excerpts
- 4 G. W. F. Hegel, Travel Diary through the Bernese Alps (1796)
- 5 Alexander von Humboldt, Failed Ascents of Antisana and Chimborazo—Two Excerpts from the Travel Diaries (1802)
- 6 Hermann von Barth, From the Northern Limestone Alps (1874)—Excerpts
- 7 Georg Simmel, “Alpine Journeys” (1895) and “On the Aesthetics of the Alps” (1911)
- 8 Eduard Pichl, “Autobiographical Sketch” (1914) and “The Alpine Association and German Purity” (1923)
- 9 Leni Riefenstahl, Struggle in Snow and Ice (1933)—Excerpts
- 10 Arnold Fanck, He Directed Glaciers, Storms, and Avalanches: A Film Pioneer Recounts (1973)—Excerpts
- 11 Hans Ertl, My Wild Thirties (1982), Chapter 7: “The Film Gets Colorized—But the Himalaya Still Looks Bleak”
- 12 Max Peintner, “The Dam” (1981)
- 13 Reinhold Messner, Westwall: The Abyss Principle (2009)—Excerpts
- Bibliography
- Notes on the Contributors
- Index
Notes on the Contributors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2023
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Changing Mountain Discourses—A Germanophone Perspective
- 1 Conrad Gessner, “Letter to Jacob Vogel on the Admiration of Mountains” (1541) and “Description of Mount Fractus, Commonly Called Mount Pilate” (1555)
- 2 Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, The Natural History of Switzerland (1716)—Excerpts
- 3 Sophie von La Roche, Diary of a Journey through Switzerland (1787)—Excerpts
- 4 G. W. F. Hegel, Travel Diary through the Bernese Alps (1796)
- 5 Alexander von Humboldt, Failed Ascents of Antisana and Chimborazo—Two Excerpts from the Travel Diaries (1802)
- 6 Hermann von Barth, From the Northern Limestone Alps (1874)—Excerpts
- 7 Georg Simmel, “Alpine Journeys” (1895) and “On the Aesthetics of the Alps” (1911)
- 8 Eduard Pichl, “Autobiographical Sketch” (1914) and “The Alpine Association and German Purity” (1923)
- 9 Leni Riefenstahl, Struggle in Snow and Ice (1933)—Excerpts
- 10 Arnold Fanck, He Directed Glaciers, Storms, and Avalanches: A Film Pioneer Recounts (1973)—Excerpts
- 11 Hans Ertl, My Wild Thirties (1982), Chapter 7: “The Film Gets Colorized—But the Himalaya Still Looks Bleak”
- 12 Max Peintner, “The Dam” (1981)
- 13 Reinhold Messner, Westwall: The Abyss Principle (2009)—Excerpts
- Bibliography
- Notes on the Contributors
- Index
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- Mountains and the German MindTranslations from Gessner to Messner, 1541-2009, pp. 338 - 342Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2020