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This work tells the story of 19th century Basel, this seemingly anachronistic hybrid of commercialism and classical republicanism, and of four thinkers who retreated there: Jacob Burckhardt, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Franz Overbeck and Nietzsche. It gives an analytical biography of these figures.

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"Remarkable and exceptionally readable... There is wit, wisdom and an immense erudition on every page." - Jonathan Steinberg, Times Literary Supplement; "Gossman's book, a product of many years of active contemplation, is a tour de force. It is at once an intellectual history, a cultural history of Basel and Europe, and an important contribution to the study of nineteenth-century historiography. Written with a grace and elegance that many aspire to, few seldom achieve, this is model scholarship." - John R. Hinde, American Historical Review

Basel in the Age of Burckhardt A Study in

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 15/04/2002
      ISBN13: 9780226305004, 978-0226305004
      ISBN10: 0226305007
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      Book Synopsis
      This work tells the story of 19th century Basel, this seemingly anachronistic hybrid of commercialism and classical republicanism, and of four thinkers who retreated there: Jacob Burckhardt, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Franz Overbeck and Nietzsche. It gives an analytical biography of these figures.

      Trade Review
      "Remarkable and exceptionally readable... There is wit, wisdom and an immense erudition on every page." - Jonathan Steinberg, Times Literary Supplement; "Gossman's book, a product of many years of active contemplation, is a tour de force. It is at once an intellectual history, a cultural history of Basel and Europe, and an important contribution to the study of nineteenth-century historiography. Written with a grace and elegance that many aspire to, few seldom achieve, this is model scholarship." - John R. Hinde, American Historical Review

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