The Theme of Sacrifice in Hofmannsthal's Das Gesprüch über Gedichte and Andreas.
The article analyzes the theme of sacrifice in the plays "Das Gespräch über Gedichte" and "Andreas," written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It asserts that this theme recurs almost obsessively in Hofmannsthal's writings between about 1903 and 1912. It discusses how the theme was featured most prominently...
| Publicado en: | Modern Austrian Literature Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 18 - 34 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Modern Austrian Literature
1990
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| Sumario: | The article analyzes the theme of sacrifice in the plays "Das Gespräch über Gedichte" and "Andreas," written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It asserts that this theme recurs almost obsessively in Hofmannsthal's writings between about 1903 and 1912. It discusses how the theme was featured most prominently in the play "Das GesPräch." It also criticizes the literary style he adopted in most of his plays which, most of the time, involve violence. |
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