The European Conference on Arts & Humanities 2022: Official Conference Proceedings

Abstract

This study aims to comprehend better the culture surrounding Romantic aesthetics of fantasy and the uncanny during the nineteenth century (c.1800-1890) and evaluate how their expression in Schubert's music can be understood. Initially, it will examine philosophical writings (Chander 2015; Ffytche) artwork (Crane 2013; Dunekacke 2016) and literature (Geistfeld 2015; Smajic 2003) of the period, combining this examination with academic literature (Ellerman 2015; Trumball 1905) to explore why and how ideas around fantasy and the uncanny were spreading through European culture and taking on extra significance. After explaining why Schubert is the choice of subject for this study, it will apply these findings to hermeneutic musical perspectives of Schubert's music, providing insight into the relationship between aesthetic theory, cultural practice, and analytic theory. Firstly, the literary perspective, connected to the supernatural, poetic, and Romantic notions of imagination (