ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 1998]

Clarendon Press. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Clarendon Press ISBN 0198158955 9780198158950 [US]

ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.45
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Oxford: Clarendon] Hardcover First Edition xi 409p hardback, black cloth with bright green jacket, like new condition, no noticeable wear, binding firm, pages very clean and neat, an excellent copy with hardly any signs of use Language: English
[Cambridge, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]
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ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover Oxford : Clarendon Press & New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. Hardbound. Dustjacket.Viii, 409 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-406) and index. - This book presents an integrated approach to the literary and non-literary writings of the major German author, Heinrich von Kleist. Analysis of Kleist's early letters, in particular, illuminates the oblique and unique processes by which he became aware of his vocation; simultaneously offering new perspectives from which to approach the works themselves. The discipline of recording observations based on visits to art galleries and travels through landscapes and towns in Prussia, Saxony, and Franconia stimulated Kleist's imagination, providing sets and scenarios which brought him gradually to an awareness of his innate dramatic talents. On a more theoretical level, he was led to speculate about the problem of illusion in art at the same time as he was wrestling with the epistemological implications of Kantian philosophy. The negative aspects of illusion which he drew from the latter were complemented by a new-found confidence in his ability as an artist to impart to the 'fragility' of the human condition a degree of fixity through form and structure and the coherence and control associated with verbal devices such as paradox and irony. These principles are shown to operate to varying ...

ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover Oxford : Clarendon Press & New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. Hardbound. Dustjacket.Viii, 409 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-406) and index. - This book presents an integrated approach to the literary and non-literary writings of the major German author, Heinrich von Kleist. Analysis of Kleist's early letters, in particular, illuminates the oblique and unique processes by which he became aware of his vocation; simultaneously offering new perspectives from which to approach the works themselves. The discipline of recording observations based on visits to art galleries and travels through landscapes and towns in Prussia, Saxony, and Franconia stimulated Kleist's imagination, providing sets and scenarios which brought him gradually to an awareness of his innate dramatic talents. On a more theoretical level, he was led to speculate about the problem of illusion in art at the same time as he was wrestling with the epistemological implications of Kantian philosophy. The negative aspects of illusion which he drew from the latter were complemented by a new-found confidence in his ability as an artist to impart to the 'fragility' of the human condition a degree of fixity through form and structure and the coherence and control associated with verbal devices such as paradox and irony. These principles are shown to operate to varying ...

Oxford Clarendon Press 1998 Hard cover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN: 0198158955.

Oxford Clarendon Press 1998 Hard cover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN: 0198158955.

ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Clarendon Press Oxford] Hardcover First Edition This approximately 5 3/4 by 8 3/4 hard cover has black cloth covered board with gold lettering on the spine. The spine ends are stiff and corners sharp. The volume has 409 pages and has the First Edition statement and a complete number line 1-10. The dust jacket is present and without rips, tears or creases. There are light light markings, soiling to the edges of the leaves, and small spots of discoloration to the boards at the joint between the front board and spine cover. The dust jacket shows some light surface wear, but is currently protected by a clear removable cover.
[Rochester, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
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ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Oxford Clarendon Press] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0198158955
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Oxford Clarendon Press] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0198158955
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]

Oxford Clarendon Press, Date: 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0198158955 1998. Oxford Clarendon Press ISBN 0198158955 9780198158950 [GB]

ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780198158950
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0198158955, ISBN13: 9780198158950, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780198158950
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]