Goethe's Cyclical Narratives : "Die Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten" and "Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre"
Brown, Jane K.
Goethe's Cyclical Narratives : "Die Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten" and "Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre" - Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press 1975 - 1 electronic resource (160 p.)
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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 Märchen, 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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English
9781469657189_Brown
10.5149/9781469657189_Brown doi
Literature: history & criticism
German Studies Literature
Goethe's Cyclical Narratives : "Die Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten" and "Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre" - Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press 1975 - 1 electronic resource (160 p.)
Open Access
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 Märchen, 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.
Creative Commons
English
9781469657189_Brown
10.5149/9781469657189_Brown doi
Literature: history & criticism
German Studies Literature