The Specular Moment: Goethe's Early Lyric and the Beginnings of Romanticism

by David E. Wellbery

Book Overview

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. Remarkably enough, no study of Goethe's early lyric poetry has been published...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804726949
• ISBN13: 9780804726948
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"