Specular moment : Goethe's early lyric and the beginnings of romanticism
- Stanford : Stanford University Press, 1996
- xiii, 467 p. ; 23 cm
- Meridian .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In this book, the author has three aims: (1) to elaborate an interpretation of Goethe's lyric poetry adequate to the intricacies of its subject matter; (2) to demonstrate the significance of that poetry to the development of European Romanticism; (3) to establish a method of inquiry that weaves together the major strands of theoretical reflection in modern literary studies.
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European Romanticism Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 Lyrics Castration Prometheus Rhetorical Semantic Divine Poetic Stanza