
Passions of the Sign
Title:
Passions of the Sign
Author:
Series (if any):
Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society
Edited by:
Gailus, Andreas (Associate Professor, University of Minnesota)
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
240 pages
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13:
9780801882777
EAN:
9780801882777
Publication Date:
18/05/2006
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
588
Dimensions (mm):
162 x 241 x 23
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Traces the impact of the French Revolution on Enlightenment thought in Germany as evidenced in the work of three major figures around the turn of the nineteenth century: Immanuel Kant, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Heinrich von Kleist. This book examines the philosophical and literary reception of the French Revolution.












