Jena Romanticism and Its Appropriation of Jakob BöhmeThese appropriations fall into two main groups: those pertaining to the name Bhme or a life assigned to it, and those involving concepts or images from the mystic's oeuvre. The first group constituted an attempt to co opt the aura of sanctity attached to portrayals of the poet prophet in order to invest Romantic Poesie with the sacral standing of religion. The second group, exemplified by Friedrich Schlegel and Friedrich Schelling, involved the