Affecting grace : theatre, subject, and the Shakespearean paradox in German literature from Lessing to Kleist /

Calhoon, Kenneth Scott, 1956-

Affecting grace : theatre, subject, and the Shakespearean paradox in German literature from Lessing to Kleist / Kenneth S. Calhoon. - Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations. - German and European studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Mercy and the spirit of commerce : Shylock's shadow in the age of disinterest -- Judging Adam : Theatre and the fall into history -- The virtue of things : Meissen porcelain and the classical object -- Poison and the language of praise : From Hamlet to Miss Sara Sampson -- Architectural fantasies : Bellotto in Dresden, Goethe in Strasbourg -- Sovereign innocence : Shiller's "Walk" and the naive spectator -- Caught in the act : the comedic miscarriage of Kleist's Broken Jug.

"Affecting Grace examines the importance of Shakespeare's poetry and plays within German literature and thought after 1750 --



9781442664159


German literature--English influences.
German literature--History and criticism.--18th century


Electronic Books.

PT313 / .A344 2013