Mountains and the German Mind (EPDF) von Sean M. Ireton

The first scholarly English translations of thirteen vital texts that elucidate the central role mountains have played across nearly five centuries of Germanophone cultural history.

The Changing Mountain Discourses - a Germanphone Perspective - Sean Ireton and Caroline Schaumann
Conrad Gessner, "Letter to Jacob Vogel on the Admiration of Mountains" (1541) and "Description of Mount Fractus, Commonly Called Mount Pilate" (1555) - Dan Hooley
Johann Jakob ScheuchzerThe Natural History of Switzerland (1716) - Excerpts - Jennifer Jenkins
Johann Jakob ScheuchzerThe Natural History of Switzerland (1716) - Excerpts - Christoph Weber
Sophie von la RocheDiary of a Journey Through Switzerland (1787) - Excerpts - Martina Kopf
G.W.F. HegelTravel Diary Through the Bernese Alps (1796) - Sean Franzel
Alexander von Humboldt, Failed Ascents of Antisana and Chimborazo - Two Excerpts fromTravel Diaries (1802) - Caroline Schaumann
Hermann von BarthFrom the Northern Limestone Alps (1874) - Excerpts - Sean Ireton
Georg Simmel, "Alpine Journeys" (1895) and "On the Aesthetics of the Alps" (1911) - Jens Klenner
Eduard Pichl, "Autobiographical Sketch" (1914) and "The Alpine Association and German Purity" (1923) - Wilfried Wilms
Leni RiefenstahlStruggle in Snow and Ice (1933) - Excerpts - Seth Peabody
Arnold FanckHe Directed Glaciers, Storms and Avalanches: A Film Pioneer Recounts (1973) - Excerpts - Kamaal Haque
Hans ErtlMy Wild Thirties (1982), Chapter 7: "The Film Gets Colorized - But the Himalaya Still Looks Bleak" - Harald Höbusch
Max Peintner, "The Dam" (1981) - Paul Buchholz
Reinhold MessnerWestwall: The Abyss Principle (2009) - Excerpts - Gundolf Graml
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