Kleist in France

From Madame de Staël, Dumas, and Taine, to Giraudoux, Adamov, Ionesco, and the existentialists, this study provides a fascinating account of the progress of Kleist's reception in France from complete rejection in 1807 to spectacular critical and public acclaim in the 1950s. Richardson argues that Kleist's success in France disproves the traditional idea that his work is "unexportable" and shows the conditions that led to his positive reception outside Germany.

Summary

From Madame de Stael, Dumas, and Taine, to Giraudoux, Adamov, Ionesco, and the existentialists, this study provides a fascinating account of the progress of Kleist's reception in France from complete rejection in 1807 to spectacular critical and public acclaim in the 1950s.

Product details

• Authors: Frank C Richardson, Frank C. Richardson
• Publisher: University Of North Carolina
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2020
• EAN: 9780807880357
• ISBN: 978-0-8078-8035-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: University of North Carolina S; University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies