The Doppelganger: Literature's Philosophy

by Dimitris Vardoulakis

Book Overview

The Doppelg nger or Double presents literature as the "double" of philosophy. There are historical reasons for this. The genesis of the Doppelg nger is literature's response to the philosophical focus on subjectivity. The Doppelg nger was coined by the German author Jean Paul in 1796 as a critique of Idealism's assertion of subjective autonomy, individuality and human agency. This critique prefigures post-War extrapolations of the subject as decentred...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823232999
• ISBN13: 9780823232994
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Modern Language Initiative
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"