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Heinrich von Kleist: Studies in the Character and Meaning of his Writings

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By John M. Ellis
1979
Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
Series: UNC Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures
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Ellis's book confronts directly the most central issue of Kleist criticism: the essential nature and meaning of his work. Rather than provide a general survey of Kleist's writings, Ellis performs an analysis of six of his most mature works: Der Findling, Die Marquise von O. . ., Das Erdbeben in Chili, Der Zweitkampf, Michael Kohlhaas, and Prinz Friedrich von Homburg. Ellis draws some general conclusions about the uniquely Kleistian character of these six works which are at sharp variance with previous Kleist criticism.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Half-Title Page

pp. i

Series Note

pp. ii

Title Page

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv-vi

Table of Contents

pp. vii-viii

Preface

pp. ix-x

Introduction

pp. xi-xvii

Front Matter

pp. xix-xix

I. Der Findling

pp. 1-20

II. Die Marquise von O …

pp. 21-34

III. Das Erdbeben in Chili

pp. 36-50

IV. Der Zweikampf

pp. 54-65

V. Michael Kohlhaas

pp. 67-87

VI. Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

pp. 89-114

VII. The Character of Kleist’s Literary Work

pp. 115-141

VIII. The Character of Kleist Criticism

pp. 143-164

Notes

pp. 165-165

Bibliography

pp. 183-192
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