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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.

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"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 *

Table of Contents

PART I. THE PROBLEM
Chapter 1. Representing Subjectivity
Chapter 2. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Passion
Chapter 3. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Social Responsibility
PART II. EXPERIMENTS IN SUBJECTIVITY
Chapter 4. The Theatrical Self
Chapter 5. The Scientific Self: Identity in Faust
Chapter 6. The Narrative Self
PART III. THE LANGUAGE OF INTERIORITY
Chapter 7. Goethe's Angst
Chapter 8. "Es singen wohl die Nixen": Werther and the Romantic Tale
Chapter 9. Goethe and the Uncanny
Conclusion: Classicism and Goethe's Emotional Regime
Notes
Works Cited
Index

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      Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/02/2014
      ISBN13: 9780812245820, 978-0812245820
      ISBN10: 0812245822
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "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 *

      Table of Contents

      PART I. THE PROBLEM
      Chapter 1. Representing Subjectivity
      Chapter 2. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Passion
      Chapter 3. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Social Responsibility
      PART II. EXPERIMENTS IN SUBJECTIVITY
      Chapter 4. The Theatrical Self
      Chapter 5. The Scientific Self: Identity in Faust
      Chapter 6. The Narrative Self
      PART III. THE LANGUAGE OF INTERIORITY
      Chapter 7. Goethe's Angst
      Chapter 8. "Es singen wohl die Nixen": Werther and the Romantic Tale
      Chapter 9. Goethe and the Uncanny
      Conclusion: Classicism and Goethe's Emotional Regime
      Notes
      Works Cited
      Index

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