This is a new and accessible study of the plays of Kleist
(1777-1811), who ranks with Goethe and Schiller amongst
nineteenth-century authors and who has been a major influence on
contemporary German writers. Sean Allan examines Kleist's critique
of the aspirations of both Enlightenment and Romantic metaphysics,
notably his suggestion that the pursuit of 'transcendent' ideals of
perfection constitutes a formidable obstacle to genuine progress in
human affairs. In so doing, he offers resolutions of a number of
long-running controversies in Kleist criticism, as well as
summarizing the state of research on all the plays. The book
includes discussion of two plays usually neglected by scholars -
Das Kathchen von Heilbronn and Die Hermannsschlacht. All quotations
are given in both German and English and full references are given
to published English translations of Kleist's works as well as to
the German originals.
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