The Old Retold: Archetypal Patterns in German Literature of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: 106 (American University Studies Series 1: Germanic Languages and Literature) - Tapa dura

Schueler, H.J

 
9780820426006: The Old Retold: Archetypal Patterns in German Literature of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: 106 (American University Studies Series 1: Germanic Languages and Literature)

Sinopsis

Applying archetypal criticism, and more particularly Northrop Frye's understanding of the nature of literature, this book investigates archetypal patterns in German literature from Goethe's Faust to Dorst's Merlin. The Old Retold attempts to illuminate the archetypal unity of German literature and to reveal it as a continuum beyond the chronology of conventionally accepted periods and movements. Frye's critical mode is introduced to an area in which it is largely unknown or ignored. The collection demonstrates that this approach can be fruitfully used to shed new light on German literature of the past two hundred years.

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H. J. Schueler is currently Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at York University in Toronto, Canada.

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