The theme of death in the works of Hugo von Hofmannsthal
This thesis examines the development of the theme of death in individual works and in groups of related works, attempting to explain its importance as a major and unifying theme of Hofmannsthal's writing. The first two chapters treat the relationship of death and pre-existence, its symbolic use...
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Royal Holloway, University of London
1971
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.704178 |