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Author Brown, Jane K., 1943-

Title Goethe's allegories of identity / Jane K. Brown
Edition 1st ed
Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2014
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Description 1 online resource
Series Haney Foundation series
Haney Foundation series.
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Representing Subjectivity -- Chapter 2. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Passion -- Chapter 3. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Social Responsibility -- Chapter 4. The Theatrical Self -- Chapter 5. The Scientific Self: Identity in Faust -- Chapter 6. The Narrative Self -- Chapter 7. Goethe's Angst -- Chapter 8. "Es singen wohl die Nixen": Werther and the Romantic Tale -- Chapter 9. Goethe and the Uncanny -- Conclusion. Classicism and Goethe's Emotional Regime -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary Goethe's Allegories of Identity shows how Goethe's literary works, as the essential middle steps between Rousseau and Freud, lay the basis for modern depth psychology. Its illuminating scholarly yet accessible readings of five major works may also serve as an introduction to readers coming to Goethe for the first time
Analysis Cultural Studies
Literature
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Criticism and interpretation
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Language
SUBJECT Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Language
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Criticism and interpretation
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 fast
Subject Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
Self in literature.
Subconsciousness in literature.
Subjectivity in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature
Language and languages
Self in literature
Subconsciousness in literature
Subjectivity in literature
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0812209389
9780812209389