The specter of the face. Reading physiognomy, power, and the artist-figure in modern German-language prose works: Lavater - Chamisso - Mörike - Stifter - Th. Mann

• Author / Creator

  Plews, John L. (John Lee)

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801. Criticism and interpretation.
  • Chamisso, Adelbert von, 1781-1838. Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte.
  • Mörike, Eduard Friedrich, 1804-1875. Maler Nolten.
  • Stifter, Adalbert, 1805-1868. Nachsommer.
  • Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. Tod in Venedig.
  • Physiognomy in literature.
  • German prose literature. 18th century.
  • German prose literature. 19th century.
  • German prose literature. 20th century.

• Graduation date

  2001

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy in Germanic languages

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-fch1-4829

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private, scholarly or scientific research. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.