
Goethe's Cyclical Narratives
Die Unterhaltungen Deutscher Ausgewanderten and Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre
Jane K. Brown(Author)
The University of North Carolina Press
Published on 1. May 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-4696-5717-2 (ISBN)
Description
The novelty of this study lies in its techniques for understanding the deliberate narrative contradictions and elusive parody in Goethe's work. Interpretation of the entire Unterhaltungen, including the Marchen, establishes Goethe's principles of cyclical composition. By pursuing the elaboration of these principles in the Wanderjahre--the undependable narrator, multiple perspectives, and parody of popular eighteenth-century figures--the author interprets the cultural and social significance of Goethe's most sophisticated novel.
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Edition
With a New Foreword by the Author edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chapel Hill
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4696-5717-2 (9781469657172)
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