| A Companion to the Works of Heinrich Von Kleist Contributor(s): Fischer, Bernd (Editor), Stephens, Anthony (Contribution by), Fischer, Bernd (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1571134514 ISBN-13: 9781571134516 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Drama | European - General - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
| Dewey: 832.6 |
| Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.87 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For over 150 years, Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) has been one of the most widely read and performed German authors. His status in the literary canon is firmly established, but he has always been one of Germany's most contentiously discussed authors. Today's critical debate on his unique prose narratives and dramas is as heated as ever. Many critics regard Kleist as a lone presager of the aesthetics and philosophies of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century modernism. Yet there can be no question that he responds in his works and letters to the philosophical, aesthetic, and political debates of his time. During the last thirty years, the scholarship on Kleist's work and life has departed from the existentialist wave of the 1950s and early 1960s and opened up new avenues for coming to terms with his unusual talent. The present volume brings together the most important and innovative of these newer scholarly approaches: the essays include critically informed, up-to-date interpretations of Kleist's most-discussed stories and dramas. Other contributions analyze Kleist's literary means and styles and their theoretical underpinnings. They include articles on Kleist's narrative and theatrical technique, poetic and aesthetic theory, philosophical and political thought, and insights from new biographical research. Bernd Fischer is Professor of German at Ohio State University. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fischer, Bernd: - Professor and Chair of German, Ohio State University. |