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

Vanishing Selves (Nordeuropäische Arbeiten Zur Literatur, Sprache Und Kultur / Northern 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.
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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