Clara, or on Nature's Connection to the Spirit World

Member Fiona Steinkamp has performed a great service in making this new scholarly translation and edition of Schelling's Clara available to a wider public. The book - albeit a fragment - is thought to have been following the death of Schelling's first wife and is a multifaceted meditation on the relationship between the physical and spiritual worlds. The narrative is modulated by the alternating voices of the priest (spirit), the doctor (body) and Clara (the soul). As Fiona explains, its lasting value lies in the way it articulates Schelling's philosophy in an accessible manner - his thoughts are still relevant today.