Book Info enlarge picture The Early Political Writings of the German Romantics (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)   Author: Frederick C. Beiser (Editor), et al ISBN: 0521449510 Format: Publish Date:                  Book Review The early German romantics had an ambition to find a middle path between conservatism and liberalism, between a community ethic and individual freedom. This text contains all the essential political writings of Friedrich Schlegel, Schleiermacher and Novalis from 1797 to 1803.