Crafting Flesh, Crafting the Self: Violence and Identity in Early Nineteenth-century German LiteratureThis book analyzes wounded human bodies in early nineteenth-century German literature and traces their connection to changing philosophical models of the self. It argues that literary representations and metaphors of violence against the body not only offer powerful physical referents for a concept of self, but that they also define violence as an integral component of the self. |
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Again Hyperion considers himself the object of external violence ; his nation can
wound or kill like a hunter ; he can only be wounded like wild game . As if to
assure the reader of his lack of power as subject , capable only of being acted
upon ...
Again Hyperion considers himself the object of external violence ; his nation can
wound or kill like a hunter ; he can only be wounded like wild game . As if to
assure the reader of his lack of power as subject , capable only of being acted
upon ...
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His spirit is embattled , even torn apart , and his lack of hope and goals indicates
a lack of ideals . His description of himself as “ innigst angefochten ” ( inwardly
assailed ) suggests a condition distant from the infinite approximation of subject ...
His spirit is embattled , even torn apart , and his lack of hope and goals indicates
a lack of ideals . His description of himself as “ innigst angefochten ” ( inwardly
assailed ) suggests a condition distant from the infinite approximation of subject ...
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Brentano portrays the original experience of interpersonal relationships within
the family as a site of lack rather than fulfillment . As Bernd Reifenberg states , “
Lack is represented as lack of familial order , so that conversely the family
becomes ...
Brentano portrays the original experience of interpersonal relationships within
the family as a site of lack rather than fulfillment . As Bernd Reifenberg states , “
Lack is represented as lack of familial order , so that conversely the family
becomes ...
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Inhalt
Acknowledgments | 9 |
We think of nothing excellent without | 36 |
To find a home only in the deep | 78 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Adam aesthetic appear asserts associated attempts beauty become body Brentano Büchner century claim complete concept consciousness constructed create culture Danton death defines describes desire disruption drama earlier early element ends example existence experience external forces fragmented function Georg German gives Godwi hand healing historical Hölderlin human Hyperion ideal identity implies indicates individual Kleist lack language letter loss marks meaning mediation metaphor nature nicht notion novel object pain passage philosophy physical pitcher political portrays position possible Press reality reason recognizes reference reflection relation relationship represents result rhetoric romantic rupture sense separation significant similar social speak specifically split statue structure suggests symbolic system of power thought tion Translation trauma turn ultimately University Verlag violence Walter Werke wholeness wound wounded body writing
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | Crafting Flesh, Crafting the Self: Violence and Identity in Early Nineteenth-century German Literature |
| Autor/in | John B. Lyon |
| Verlag | Bucknell University Press, 2006 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 30. Mai 2008 |
| ISBN | 083875631X, 9780838756317 |
| Länge | 280 Seiten |
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