E-grāmata: Heinrich von Kleist: Writing after Kant

[ E]xplores Kleist's response to Kant from an impressive variety of philosophical and theoretical positions to create a cohesive case for 'the complex dialogue between philosophy and literature' (vii). At the same time, the illuminating readings of individual works underwrite the productive potential of such an approach. . . . Mehigan's case for Kleist's 'writing after Kant' is rich and informative and a truly interdisciplinary work that will engage readers across philosophical and literary discourses. * GERMAN QUARTERLY * [ A]ll [ the chapters] succeed in opening up challenging and productive perspectives. . . . [ A] significant, distinctive, and hugely rewarding contribution to existing Kleist scholarship. * MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW * Mehigan's command of Kleist, the secondary literature, and the philosophical contexts is breathtaking. Equally impressive, his explanations of the often abstruse philosophical doctrines are fluent and clear. . . . [ This] is a fine contribution to the body of work commemorating Kleist's bicentennial. * GOETHE YEARBOOK * The material is well arranged, beginning with the Kant experiences and progressing to the immediate results of those studies, then to the prose works that illustrate the excellent idea that the stories contain contracts and a tripartite organization reminiscent of drama. . . . The author . . . presents a discussion of game theory as an interpretive tool . Surprisingly, this approach has rarely been used. . . . This book goes well beyond Mehigan's earlier work, into original and neglected areas of research. * CHOICE * Mehigan succeeds brilliantly in describing the problem of human consciousness . . . . The author is successful in providing a philosophical reading . . . that maintains the perspectives he outlines. . . . Heinrich von Kleist: Writing after Kant provides sound material for new discussion . . . . -- Sandra Markewitz * LITERATURKRITIK.DE *