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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Plass, Ulrich. Language and history in Theodor W. Adorno’s notes to literature / Ulrich Plass. p. cm. -- (Studies in philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-415-97837-8 (alk. paper) 1. Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969. Noten zur Literatur. 2. Literature--History and criticism. I. Title. PN514.A337 1974 809--dc22 2006021522 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the Routledge Web site at http://www.routledge-ny.com For Suzanne Contents List of Abbreviations ix Note on Translations xi Acknowledgments xiii Preface xv Introduction Adorno’s Literary Criticism xxi Chapter One The Art of Transition 1 Chapter Two Rauschen: Eichendorff 49 Chapter Three Conjuration: Rudolf Borchardt 73 Chapter Four As If: Stefan George 89 Chapter Five The Wound: Heine 115 Chapter Six Exhaustion: Goethe 153 vii viii Contents Conclusion 175 Notes 179 Bibliography 225 Index 243 List of Abbreviations WORKS BY THEODOR W. ADORNO: In German: BG: Beethoven: Philosophie der Musik GS: Gesammelte Schriften PT: Philosophische Terminologie In English: AP: “The Actuality of Philosophy” AT: Aesthetic Theory BE: Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music CM: Critical Models: Interventions and Catchwords DE: Dialectic of Enlightenment HS: Hegel: Three Studies JA: The Jargon of Authenticity K: Kierkegaard: Construction of the Aesthetic MM: Minima Moralia ND: Negative Dialectics NH: “The Idea of Natural History” NL: Notes to Literature WORKS BY ADORNO AND WALTER BENJAMIN: BW: Briefwechsel 1928-1940 CC: The Complete Correspondence 1928-1940 ix
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