Figures of identity : Goethe's novels and the enigmatic self /
The question of coherence in Goethe's novels, which, like Faust, compelled his attention throughout his creative life, has only recently occupied a few critics. Professor Muenzer's study offers the most comprehensive effort of this kind by examining the problematic nature of self-definitio...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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University Park :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
©1984.
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Colección: | Penn State series in German literature.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Turning Toward the Sublime: Reflexivity and Self-worth in Die Leiden des jungen Werther
- 2 The Speculative Way: Self-display and Self-completion in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre
- 3 Possessive Presumptions: Self-assertion in Die Wahlverwandtschaften
- 4 Deference and the Deferral of Aspiration: Self-denial in Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre
- 5 Hope's Elusive Chest: Figurative Play and Goethe's Enigmatic Self
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index