"Unser Dasein starrt von Büchern": Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Crisis of Authorship

This dissertation traces the development of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's attempts to find solutions to what he perceived to be the crisis of meaning in his time. I focus primarily on Hofmannsthal's fictional letters and poetological reflections from the post-lyrical phase of his career, also to...

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Main Author: Kim, Hang-Sun
Other Authors: Ryan, Judith L.
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2012
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10573
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9793868