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. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-3 von 38
Seite 178
In searching for peace , Danton metaphorically mutilates his wife ; he implies that
he can achieve a type of wholeness through metaphorically wounding another .
Although he criticizes the economy of wounding in regards to food ( “ You want ...
In searching for peace , Danton metaphorically mutilates his wife ; he implies that
he can achieve a type of wholeness through metaphorically wounding another .
Although he criticizes the economy of wounding in regards to food ( “ You want ...
Seite 190
Yet Büchner ' s choice of the word “ faces ' instead of “ heads ” implies that this is
a statement about individual identity as well . The human self is a mask ,
constructed by society . Destroying the mask means destroying the self . This
becomes ...
Yet Büchner ' s choice of the word “ faces ' instead of “ heads ” implies that this is
a statement about individual identity as well . The human self is a mask ,
constructed by society . Destroying the mask means destroying the self . This
becomes ...
Seite 211
The following verse implies that such freedom is linked to wounding the body .
Büchner refers to this verse when Danton asks , “ Who would curse the hand on
which the curse of ' must has fallen ? ” In relating this curse to a specific body part
...
The following verse implies that such freedom is linked to wounding the body .
Büchner refers to this verse when Danton asks , “ Who would curse the hand on
which the curse of ' must has fallen ? ” In relating this curse to a specific body part
...
Was andere dazu sagen - Rezension schreiben
Es wurden keine Rezensionen gefunden.
Inhalt
Acknowledgments | 9 |
We think of nothing excellent without | 36 |
To find a home only in the deep | 78 |
Urheberrecht | |
5 weitere Abschnitte werden nicht angezeigt.
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Crafting Flesh, Crafting the Self: Violence and Identity in Early Nineteenth ... John B. Lyon Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2006 |
Crafting Flesh, Crafting the Self: Violence and Identity in Early Nineteenth ... John B. Lyon Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2006 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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 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 notes notion novel object pain passage philosophy physical pitcher political portrays position Press reality reason recognizes reference reflection relation relationship represents result rhetoric romantic rupture sense separation significant similar social speak split status structure suggests symbolic system of power thought tion Translation trauma turn ultimately University Verlag violence Walter Werke wholeness wound wounded body writes
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 | die University of Virginia |
| Digitalisiert | 6. Mai 2008 |
| ISBN | 083875631X, 9780838756317 |
| Länge | 280 Seiten |
| Zitat exportieren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |