| Aesthetic Homosociality in Wackenroder and Tieck Contributor(s): Brown, Peter D. G. (Editor), Yee, Kevin F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820444618 ISBN-13: 9780820444611 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $78.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Foreign Language Study | German |
| Dewey: 830.900 |
| LCCN: 98-53630 |
| Series: Studies in Modern German Literature |
| Physical Information: 185 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wackenroder's and Tieck's joint works, the Herzensergiessungen (1796) and the Phantasien (1799), are often read piecemeal or as documents of art history. When viewed through their complex narrative structure, however, these texts are revealed as performative works of art that promulgate an aesthetic vision closely tied to patriarchy and homosociality. Great male artists throughout history, including the fictional narrator, his friend Berglinger and even the authors themselves, are united through brotherhood and commonality of purpose. Such an arrangement excludes women from the artistic realm, and men form bonds of affection centered around a love of art - an aesthetic triangle. These two texts should not be seen as collections of disparate essays, but rather as integrated wholes that complement each other. |