Habilitationsschrift--Fachbereich 9 - Kulturwissenschaften--Universität Bremen, 2002. / Bibliogr. p. 388-406.

Habilitationsschrift--Freiburg i.B. / Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (p. 833-849).

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- McMaster University, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 305-313). Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, 1905. / On cover: Reprinted from the Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, XXI, I. Bibliography: p. 189-191.

Diss.--Literaturwissenschaft--Freie Universität--Berlin, 1997. / Bibliogr. p. 147-156.

This comparative project investigates different representations of the sandman between the 19th century and the 20th century. My discussion focuses on Romantic texts, in particular E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 literary tale "Der Sandmann." While the traditional scholarship on Hoffmann uses both psychoanalytical and feminist approaches, I show how Friedrich Schlegel's concept of chaos and Jean-François Lyotard's concept of the postmodern sublime help us to understand Hoffmann's complex narrative structure. I argue that in Hoffmann's tale there is no unified sandman figure. However, different storytellers in the tale shape the sandman's various depictions. In a way, the sandman figure becomes a fluid character whose enigma the narrative's structure sustains. Paul Berry's 1991 stop-motion animation "The Sandman" visualizes Hoffmann's narrative. However, the film also reintroduces a unified sandman figure that is characterized by uncanny strangeness. My analyses both of Hoffmann's literary and Berry's cinematographic narrative show that their complex structures allow for ceaseless interpretations. This leads me to conclude that fantastic narratives lend themselves to insightful and critical ponderings.

The thesis is dedicated to the question of relation of Schlegel's conception of the "progressive universal poetry" to the principle of the aesthetic autonomy as the central feature of the modern notion of art. Against the opinion of J. M. Bernstein the point of view is defended, according to which Schlegel's theory doesn't undermine but advances the aesthetic autonomy. The interpretation of romantic philosophy in work of Manfred Frank serves as a base for the argument. The thesis is divided into six chapters. The first two of them offer the basic outline of the problem of the aesthetic autonomy as the context in which Schlegel's romantic aesthetic is to be examined. The third and the forth chapters introduce the main elements of this theory. The fifth chapter summarizes Frank's interpretation of the philosophy of Friedrich Schlegel. The sixth chapter contains the resume and subsequent challenging of the argument of J. M. Bernstein, who argues that the conception of the "progressive universal poetry" leads to the "philosophical disenfranchisement of art". On the background of its criticism the alternative position is offered, which holds, that Schlegel advances the doctrine of the aesthetic autonomy by replacing the view of an artwork as an actual binding of nature and freedom with the notion of the...

A presente tese investiga e discute o conceito de crítica literária de Friedrich Schlegel, com o intuito de esclarecer como o crítico, filósofo e filólogo alemão contribuiu para a alteração nos estudos de literatura de sua época ao postular a necessidade de aproximação entre a análise estética e histórica do fenômeno literário, antecipando muitos problemas da crítica contemporânea. Ao utilizar os paradigmas da filosofia da história e da estética para o entendimento dos diversos períodos ou épocas da literatura, e ao reconhecer e aplicar a perspectiva histórica como categoria crítica, Schlegel colaborou para o aparecimento de uma nova era da crítica literária. O contato com a herança do Iluminismo, e com os escritos de Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Schiller, Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Joachim Winckelmann e Johann Wolfgang Goethe, entre outros, influenciou o crítico a desenvolver um novo modus de crítica literária, que levaria em consideração a atividade reflexionante e criativa do espírito crítico. A atividade de Schlegel enquanto crítico e historiador da literatura se caracteriza pela busca constante de aperfeiçoamento infinito, ou utilizando uma de suas expressões favoritas como uma ânsia de infinito [Sehnsuch nach dem Unendlichen], isto é, o ímpeto pela complementação [Diaskeuase] da obra literária através da reflexão crítica e filosófica. As contribuições de Friedrich Schlegel para a alteração do modo como a literatura deve ser compreendida, assim como seu esforço em estabelecer princípios universais para a crítica literária colocam seu nome entre os precursores da crítica literária moderna. / The present thesis investigates and discusses Friedrich Schlegels concept of literary criticism in order to demonstrate how the German critic, philosopher and philologist contributed to a change in the studies of literature of his age and anticipated many problems of contemporary criticism by postulating the necessity of an approximation between the aesthetic and the historical visions of the literary phenomena. Schlegels contribution to the emergence of a new era of literary criticism lies in his usage of both paradigms of the philosophy of history as well as aesthetics for the understanding of different periods of literature and in his recognition and application of history as a critical category. Schlegels contact with the heritage of the Enlightenment, as well as with the writings of Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Schiller, Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Joachim Winckelmann and Johann Wolfgang Goethe, among others, influenced the critic to develop a new modus of literary criticism that takes into consideration both the reflexive and the creative activity of the critical spirit. Inserted in this new scientific paradigm, Schlegels activity as a critic and historian of literature is characterized by his constant search for the infinite perfectibility, or to use one of his favorite expressions a longing for the infinite [Sehnsuch nach dem Unendlichen], and is thus the impetus for the complementation [Diaskeuase] of the literary opus with the philosophical reflection. Friedrich Schlegels contributions to the alterations into the way in which literature is to be understood, as well as his effort to establish universal principles for literary criticism places his name in the ranks of the forerunners of modern literary criticism.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Faculté des Lettres de Paris, 1938. / Errata slip inserted. "Catalogue des livres écrits en allemand ou intéressant l'Allemagne possédés par madame de Staël et ses enfants" : p. [565]-579. Includes bibliographical references (p. [601]-624).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Faculté des Lettres de Paris, 1938. / Errata slip inserted. "Catalogue des livres écrits en allemand ou intéressant l'Allemagne possédés par madame de Staël et ses enfants" : p. [565]-579. Includes bibliographical references (p. [601]-624).