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Adorno, Aesthetic Theory, edited by Gretel Adorno and Rolf Tiedemann, newly translated and edited by Robert Hullot-Kentor. English translation copyright (c) 1997 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota. Original German-language edition copyright 1970 by Suhrkamp Verlag. Used by permission. Excerpts from Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer, translated by Edmund Jephcott, Dialectic of Enlightenment. Copyright (c) 1944 by Social Studies Association, NY. New edition: (c) S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 1969; English trans. (c) 2002 Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. Univer- sity. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Stanford University Press. Excerpts from Theodor W. Adorno, Notes to Literature, vols. 1 and 2, edited by Rolf Tiedemann, translated by Sherry Weber Nicholsen. English language copyright (c) 1991 and 1992 by Columbia University Press. Used by permission. Excerpts from Theodor W. Adorno, Prisms, translated by Sam and Sherry Weber. English language copy- right (c) 1967 by Theodor W. Adorno / The MIT Press. Used by permission. Excerpt from The Works of Stefan George, translated by Olga Marx and Ernst Morwitz. Copyright (c) 1949 by The University of North Carolina. Used by permission. Routledge Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue 2 Park Square New York, NY 10016 Milton Park, Abingdon Oxon OX14 4RN © 2007 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number-10: 0-415-97837-8 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-415-97837-8 (Hardcover) No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. 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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Plass argues that Adorno’s essays on literature are of prime importance for an understanding of his aesthetics because they challenge the conceptual limitations of philosophical discourse.
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