The Plays of Heinrich von Kleist Ideals and Illusions |
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| Author:
| Allan, Seán |
| Contribution by:
| Nisbet, H. B.
Swales, Martin
Ziolkowski, Theodore J. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in German Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-49511-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $184.95 |
Book Description:
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This is an accessible 1996 study of the plays of Kleist (1777-1811), an important and much-studied author whose work has been highly influential in contemporary German writing. Seán Allan examines Kleist's critique of the aspirations of both Enlightenment and Romantic metaphysics, and offers resolutions of a number of long-running controversies in Kleist criticism.
This is an accessible 1996 study of the plays of Kleist (1777-1811), an important and much-studied author whose work has been highly influential in contemporary German writing. Seán Allan examines Kleist's critique of the aspirations of both Enlightenment and Romantic metaphysics, and offers resolutions of a number of long-running controversies in Kleist criticism.