Passions of the Sign: Revolution and Language in Kant, Goethe, and Kleist

(Part of the Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society Series)

by Andreas Gailus

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Passions of the Sign 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. Andreas Gailus examines a largely overlooked strand in the philosophical and literary reception of the French Revolution, one which finds in the historical occurrence of revolution...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:080188277X

ISBN13:9780801882777

Release Date:March 2006

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy

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Passions of the Sign: Revolution and Language in Kant, Goethe, and Kleist

(Part of the Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society Series)

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