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The making of a terrorist : on classic German rogues /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Champlin, Jeffrey (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, > 1749-1832. > Götz von Berlichingen.
Schiller, Friedrich, > 1759-1805. > Räuber.
Kleist, Heinrich von, > 1777-1811. > Michael Kohlhaas.
German literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
German literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Violence in literature.
Table of Contents:
  • A rogue preface / by Avital Ronell
  • Introduction: the making of a terrorist
  • The test of terrorism : retaking 1800
  • Turning one's back on the sovereign : Götz von Berlichingen
  • The law of the death drive : swearing on corpses in The robbers
  • Who reads terrorism? : the mandate of Michael Kohlhaas
  • Conclusion: acting on violence-impartially.