Vanishing Selves (Nordeuropäische Arbeiten Zur Literatur, Sprache Und Kultur / Northe European Studies In Literature)

by: Haag (Author)

Publisher: Peter Lang

Publication Date: December 13, 2021

Language: English

Print Length: 272 pages

ISBN-10: 3631856717

ISBN-13: 9783631856710

Book Description

Vanishing Selves deals with autobiographical works by Goethe, Sand, and Nietzsche. A key strategy in these works is to downplay the significance of the self. They avoid an interiorizing strategy in favour of an affirmation the world. The objective of Vanishing Selves is to reveal the existential as well as ethical claims of this affirmation.
Vanishing Selves deals with autobiographical works by Goethe, Sand, and Nietzsche. A key strategy in these works is to downplay the significance of the self. They avoid an interiorizing strategy in favour of an affirmation the world. The objective of Vanishing Selves is to reveal the existential as well as ethical claims of this affirmation. Read more