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Self and existence : J.M.R. Lenz's subjective point of view

Title
Self and existence : J.M.R. Lenz's subjective point of view / Brigitta O'Regan.
Author
O'Regan, Brigitta, 1939-
Publication
New York : P. Lang, [1997], ©1997.

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xvi, 145 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  • J. M. R. Lenz (1751-1792) was dismissed as nothing more than a passing meteor on the German literary scene by an early critic. Today, his plays are part of the repertoire of German theatre companies. Die Soldaten, an opera by Bernd Alois Zimmermann based on Lenz's plays by the same name, recently opened at the London Coliseum.
  • The collage-like effect Lenz produces - scenes put together seemingly pell-mell - obscures the fact it is symmetry that serves as the underlying paradigm of his drama. Self and Existence probes the nature of this symmetry and the extent to which it reflects the personal philosophy of J. M. R. Lenz, poet, essayist, and playwright.
  • Self and Existence also suggests that Lenz's quest for Zuwachs an Existenz (a heightened awareness of being), a quest which anticipates the existential thought of Kierkegaard, was prompted by Kant's division of the individual self into an intelligible and sensible realm.
Series Statement
Studies in modern German literature ; vol. 76
Uniform Title
Studies in modern German literature ; v. 76.
Subject
  • Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold, 1751-1792 > Philosophy
  • Self in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-145).
Contents
Prologue: Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz: A Quest for Life -- Ch. I. Lenz Criticism -- Ch. II. The Philosophical Background. a. Kant's two worlds. b. Lenz and Kant. c. Existential thinking -- Ch. III. The Divided Self. a. The theoretical essays. b. The prose. c. The drama. Der Hofmeister. Die Soldaten -- Ch. IV. The Quest for Freedom. a. Free will versus determinism. b. The theoretical essays. c. The drama. d. The aesthetic as a mode of existence. e. The ethical "point of view" of the subjective thinker -- Ch. V. The Paradox of Existence -- Ch. VI. Conclusion.
ISBN
0820425249 (alk. paper)
LCCN
95045534
OCLC
  • 33333334
  • ocm33333334
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries