Yee, Kevin F.
Aesthetic Homosociality in Wackenroder and Tieck

Analyzing the complex narrative structur of "Herzensergießungen eines kunstliebenden Klosterbruders" and "Phantasien über die Kunst, für Freunde der Kunst", the author reveals these texts as performative works of art that promulgate an aesthetic vision closely tied to patriarchy and homosociality. Great male artists throughout history, including the fictional narrator, his friend Berglinger and even the authors themselves, are united through brotherhood and commonality of purpose. Such an arrangement excludes women from the artistic realm, and men form bonds of affection centered around a love of art - an «aesthetic triangle.» These two texts should not be seen as collections of disparate essays, but rather as integrated wholes that complement each other. 185 Seiten, gebunden (Studies in Modern German Literature; Vol. 94/Peter Lang Verlag 2000) Mängelexemplar/near mint