The Plays of Heinrich Von Kleist: Ideals and Illusions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521025041)

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.

Author: Sean Allan, Se N. Allan
ISBN-10: 0521025044
ISBN-13: 9780521025041
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2006
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d