Each of the nine essays in this illuminating study of Der Nachsommer focuses on heretofore overlooked details of the novel. As all the phenomena presented are oriented toward fulfillment of their highest potential, the novel emerges as a powerful assertion of the intent to achieve classical form in all things despite the ever-present threat of dissolution and chaos. With such emphasis upon the achievement of perfection, Der Nachsommer itself becomes a masterly exemplification of Stifter's concept Gestalt with its full ethical connotations.
- ISBN13 9781469658391
- Publish Date 1 May 2020 (first published 1 January 1972)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 136
- Language English