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COPYRIGHT 2004 Modern Humanities Research Association
A Companion to the Works of Heinrick von Kleist. Ed. by BERND FISCHER. (Studies in German Literature, Linguistics and Culture) Rochester, NY: Camden House. 2003. vi+258 pp. 50 [pounds sterling]; $75. ISBN 1-57113-177-9 (hbk).
As its editor warns, this volume is neither an introduction to Kleist nor a work of reference. It contains eleven essays by scholars of standing, who in their disparate ways present and provoke thoughts on Kleist's mentality, his aesthetic radicalism, his insight into issues of modern linguistics, and the proper paths and limits of literary interpretation, It is a minor annoyance that they refer to different editions of his writings.
Jeffrey L. Sammons is sceptical of attempts to place Kleist's work in esoteric theoretical contexts which he believes rather large for...
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