Goethe and Judaism : The Troubled Inheritance of Modern Literature /

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"In Goethe and Judaism, Karin Schutjer examines the iconic German writer's engagement with Judaism. Her premise is that Goethe's conception of modernity--his apprehensions as well as his most affirmative vision concerning the trajectory of his age--is deeply entwined with his concepti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schutjer, Karin Lynn, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, > 1749-1832 > Relations with Jews.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, > 1749-1832 > Criticism and interpretation.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von > 1749-1832
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, > 1749-1832.
Bible > In literature.
Judaism in literature.
Jews in literature.
German literature > History and criticism.
Juden > Motiv
Judentum > Motiv
Judaïsme dans la litterature.
Juifs dans la litterature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Itinerancy, suffering, and providence : Goethe's encounters with Judaism in Poetry and Truth
  • Chapter 2: Moses and the modern nation : Goethe on Exodus
  • Chapter 3: The people of the book : Goethe's Volksbuch project and the Journeyman Years
  • Chapter 4: Faust as keeper of the covenant : Part One of the Tragedy
  • Chapter 5: Faust and the promised land : Part Two of the Tragedy.

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