Romanticismo. Una odisea del espíritu alemán offers an illuminating exploration of the cultural movement that redefined artistic and intellectual life in the early 19th century. In this deeply engaging narrative, Rüdiger Safranski crafts a “biography” of Romanticism, tracing its rise in Germany around 1800 and its profound impact on literature, painting, and philosophical inquiry. With graceful scholarship, Safranski highlights pivotal figures such as Wagner, Nietzsche, Rilke, and Heidegger, and reflects on the enduring tensions between the longing for nature and the advent of modern technology. This work reveals the movement’s core emphasis on subjectivity, imagination, and the infinite, connecting historical insights with cultural questions that still resonate today. For lovers of art history and intellectual culture, this book is a compelling invitation to understand Romanticism’s lasting legacy.