Passions of the Sign : Revolution and Language in Kant, Goethe, and Kleist.
Title:
Passions of the Sign : Revolution and Language in Kant, Goethe, and Kleist.
Author:
Gailus, Andreas.
ISBN:
9780801889042
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Series:
Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society
Contents:
Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction: Energetic Signs: Autonomy and Novelty in the Age of Revolution -- 1 Revealing Freedom: Crisis and Enthusiasm in Kant's Philosophy of History -- 2 The Poetics of Containment: Goethe's Conversations of German Refugees and the Crisis of Communication -- 3 Border Narratives: Kleist's Michael Kohlhaas -- Conclusion: The Big Either -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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