Affecting grace theatre, subject, and the Shakespearean paradox in German literature from Lessing to Kleist
Affecting Grace examines the importance of Shakespeare's poetry and plays within German literature and thought after 1750 -- including its relationship to German classicism, which favoured unreflected ease over theatricality.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press
2013.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
German and European studies. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30815861*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- 1 Mercy and the Spirit of Commerce: Shylock's Shadow in the Age of Disinterest
- 2 Judging Adam: Theatre and the Fall into History
- 3 The Virtue of Things: Meissen Porcelain and the Classical Object
- 4 Poison and the Language of Praise: From Hamlet to Miss Sara Sampson
- 5 Architectural Fantasies: Bellotto in Dresden, Goethe in Strasbourg
- 6 Sovereign Innocence: Schiller's "Walk" and the Naive Spectator
- 7 Caught in the Act: The Comedic Miscarriage of Kleist's Broken Jug
- Epilogue.
