Pretexts for Writing
| Author | : Seán M. Williams |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 279 |
| Release | : 2019-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781684480524 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1684480523 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (523 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Pretexts for Writing by : Seán M. Williams
Download or read book Pretexts for Writing written by Seán M. Williams and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this incisive, original book, S. Williams reads prefaces to German literature and philosophy around 1800 as pretexts for writing, examining three of the most remarkable preface-writers of that era--Goethe, Jean Paul, and Hegel--in the contexts not only of German, but also European print culture, thought, and literature"--