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Hofmannsthal's Novel Andreas: Memory and Self
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Hofmannsthal's Novel Andreas: Memory and Self
Contributors:
By (Author) David H. Miles
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Dewey:
808.8499436
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
244
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
340g
Description
Although Hofmannsthal never completed his only novel Andreas, its theme--the quest for self through memory--haunted the Viennese writer and recurs again and again in his poems, libretti, and essays. Analyzing the fragment, David Miles discusses Hofmannsthal's understanding of memory and myth, Andreas' pivotal role in his work, and its place within
