Goethe's Allegories of Identity

Jane K. Brown

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2014

Goethe's Allegories of Identity

Jane K. Brown

In the series Haney Foundation Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209389

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About this book

Goethe's Allegories of Identity shows how Goethe's literary works, as the essential middle steps between Rousseau and Freud, lay the basis for modern depth psychology. Its illuminating scholarly yet accessible readings of five major works may also serve as an introduction to readers coming to Goethe for the first time.

Author / Editor information

Jane K. Brown is Joff Hanauer Distinguished Professor for Western Civilization Emerita at the University of Washington and author of The Persistence of Allegory: Drama and Neoclassicism from Shakespeare to Wagner, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Reviews

"A marvel of a book. Rich and forcefully argued, Goethe's Allegories of Identity gives us a remarkably illuminating view of Goethe's oeuvre that is drawn in clear, sharp lines."—David E. Wellbery, University of Chicago

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Part I. The Problem
Chapter 1. Representing Subjectivity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 2. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Passion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Chapter 3. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Social Responsibility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Part II. Experiments in Subjectivity
Chapter 4. The Theatrical Self Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Chapter 5. The Scientific Self: Identity in Faust Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Chapter 6. The Narrative Self Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Part III. The Language of Interiority
Chapter 7. Goethe’s Angst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter 8. “Es singen wohl die Nixen”: Werther and the Romantic Tale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Chapter 9. Goethe and the Uncanny Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Conclusion. Classicism and Goethe’s Emotional Regime Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 4 illus.
Keywords: Literature; Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: January 16, 2014
ISBN: 9780812209389