William Reeve provides a detailed textual analysis of Heinrich von Kleist's drama Das K???thchen von Heilbronn, demonstrating that Kleist drew its poetic images, themes, and general atmosphere from the Prussian aristocratic class into which he had been born. Reeve's comprehensive re-reading of K???thchen throws light on the enigmas and textual incongruities that have puzzled Kleist's commentators in the past.
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William Reeve provides a detailed textual analysis of Heinrich von Kleist's drama Das K???thchen von Heilbronn, demonstrating that Kleist drew its poetic images, themes, and general atmosphere from the Prussian aristocratic class into which he had been born. Reeve's comprehensive re-reading of K???thchen throws light on the enigmas and textual incongruities that have puzzled Kleist's commentators in the past.
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