The Doppelg�nger: Double Visions in German Literature

by Andrew J. Webber

Overview

Ever since its literary coinage in Jean Paul's novel, Siebenkä (1796), the concept of Doppelgänger has had significant influence upon representations of the self in German literature. This study charts the development of the double from its origins in the Romantic period, through its more marginal, but nonetheless significant, manifestations in the post-Romantic culture, to its revival at the fin-de-siècle and transfer to the silent screen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198159049
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/18/1996
Pages:	390
Product dimensions:	5.69(w) x 8.81(h) x 1.04(d)
Lexile:	1410L (what's this?)

About the Author

Churchill College, Cambridge

Editorial Reviews

"...the book is a significant contribution to the Doppelganger scholarship and an invaluable source of bibliographical information on the topic"—Heide Witthoft, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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