Infanticide as Fiction: Goethe's Urfaust and Schiller's "Kindsmörderin" as Models
Infanticide emerges as a frequent motif in the poetry, drama, and narrative fiction of Sturm und Drang and in subsequent decades of the eighteenth century. The phenomenon is generally interpreted as a reflection of Sturm und Drang's concern for social reform. This paper asserts that infanticide...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1989
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The German quarterly
Year: 1989, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-38 |
| Further subjects: | B
Girard, René (1923-2015)
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| Summary: | Infanticide emerges as a frequent motif in the poetry, drama, and narrative fiction of Sturm und Drang and in subsequent decades of the eighteenth century. The phenomenon is generally interpreted as a reflection of Sturm und Drang's concern for social reform. This paper asserts that infanticide fiction is about desire and that, in light of social reality, its sudden emergence can be understood more readily as a disguised but effective instrument for controlling and subjugating women. |
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| Item Description: | BN: 62, HN: 1 |
| ISSN: | 1756-1183 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The German quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/407033 |