| The Plays of Heinrich Von Kleist: Ideals and Illusions Contributor(s): Allan, Seán (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521025044 ISBN-13: 9780521025041 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: This is a new and accessible study of the plays of Kleist (1777-1811), an important and much-studied author whose work has been highly influential in contemporary German writing. Sean 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. The book contains summaries of the state of research on all the plays. All quotations are given in both German and English, and full references are given to published English translations of Kleist's works as well as to the German originals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: 832.6 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in German |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a new and accessible study of the plays of Kleist (1777-1811), an important and much-studied author whose work has been highly influential in contemporary German writing. Se n 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. The book contains summaries of the state of research on all the plays. All quotations are given in both German and English, and full references are given to published English translations of Kleist's works as well as to the German originals. |