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The Stories of Heinrich von Kleist: A Critical Bilingual Edition : Volume 1: Michael Kohlhaas, Marquise von O…., The Earthquake in Chili. / Johannes Contag.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Contag, Johannes, author.
- Series:
- Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neueren Germanistik ; 102.
- Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
- Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neueren Germanistik ; 102
- Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Literature and Cultural Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Volume 1: Michael Kohlhaas, Marquise von O…., The Earthquake in Chili.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.
- Language Note:
- English and German
- Summary:
- The stories of Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) are a hallmark of German literature, and they are as relevant, engaging and confounding today as ever. Although translated into English previously, this is the first scholarly, bilingual edition of Kleist’s stories, in which his dictional idiosyncrasies are rendered closely and systematically. Comprehension is aided by lexical, intertextual and translational annotations, and individual story commentaries offer historical context and interpretational starting points. This first of two volumes is based on Kleist’s collection Erzählungen (1810) and includes a detailed introduction to Kleist’s prose style, with a focus on influences, syntax and lexis, and narrative characteristics.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction: Kleist's Prose Style
- 1.1. Editions and Research Sources
- 1.2. Contexts and Influences
- 1.3. Compositional Characteristics
- 1.3.1. Lexis
- 1.3.2. Syntax
- 1.3.3. Punctuation and Layout
- 1.4. Narrative Aspects
- 2. Michael Kohlhaas
- Chapter 2. Michael Kohlhaas (I/MK): Text and Translation
- 2.2. Commentary: Michael Kohlhaas
- 2.2.1. Influences and Parallels
- 2.2.2. Reception, Aspects of Heterogeneity
- 3. Marquise von O....
- Chapter 3. Marquise von O.... (I/MvO): Text and Translation
- 3.2. Commentary: Marquise von O....
- 3.2.1. Background and Influences
- 3.2.2. Reception and Social Criticism
- 3.2.3. Comedic Elements and Levels of Irony
- 3.2.4. The Father-Daughter Reconciliation
- 3.2.5. The Count's Crime
- 4. The Earthquake in Chili
- Chapter 4. The Earthquake in Chili (I/EiC): Text and Translation
- 4.2. Commentary: The Earthquake in Chili
- 4.2.1. Reception, Influences and Parallels
- 4.2.2. Narrative Considerations
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-74235-2
- 9789004742352
- OCLC:
- 1545640527
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004742352 DOI
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