From Madame de Stael, Dumas, and Taine, to Giraudoux, Adamov, Ionesco, and the existentialists, this study provides a fascinating account of the progress of Kleist's reception in France from complete rejection in 1807 to spectacular critical and public acclaim in the 1950s. Richardson argues that Kleist's success in France disproves the traditional idea that his work is unexportable and shows the conditions that led to his positive reception outside Germany.

  • ISBN10 0807888354
  • ISBN13 9780807888353
  • Publish Date 1 January 1962
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 8 February 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English