Idioms of Uncertainty Goethe and the Essay Peter J Burgard 1992 Hardcover Book

Idioms of Uncertainty Book Listing\n\nIdioms of Uncertainty\nGoethe and the Essay\n\n\""A critical re-evaluation of Goethe, moving beyond the scientific and aesthetic to explore the textuality and rhetorical power of his essays.\""\n\nWe are pleased to offer this scholarly hardcover edition of \""Idioms of Uncertainty: Goethe and the Essay\"" by Peter J. Burgard. Published by the prestigious Pennsylvania State University Press in 1992, this work is a cornerstone for anyone studying European literature, German criticism, or the evolution of the essay as a genre.\n\nBurgard challenges the traditional culling of Goethe's essays merely for their content, instead analyzing their rhetorical strategies, structure, and style. By situating them within the 18th-century critical discourse\u2014including the famous Laoco\u00F6n debate\u2014he illuminates the anti-systematic, dialogic nature of Goethe's thought. This book is an essential resource for university students, researchers, and serious collh