Alibris: Kleist Heinrich von


NEW BOOKS OF NOTE \| COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS \| BARGAIN BOOKS \| RARE & OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS

search all sellers in

by title / ISBN

by song title

by author

by composer

by subject

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 4

sort by

1	The marquise of O-,and other stories more books like this by Heinrich von Kleist From 'The Marquis of O--', in which a woman is made pregnant without her knowledge, to the vivid and inexplicable suffering portrayed in 'The Earthquake in Chile', his stories are those of a man swimming against the tide of the German Enlightenment, unable to believe in the idealistic humanism of his day, and who sees human nature as irrational, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.32! \| first editions \| SVS
2	No place on earth more books like this by Christa Wolf see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Plays more books like this by Heinrich Von Kleist, Walter Hinderer (Editor), Mr. E L Doctorow (Foreword by) The four plays presented here, two newly translated for this edition, are The Broken Pitcher, Amphitryon, Penthesilea, and Prince Frederick of Homburg. As E.L. Docotorow says, 'a Kleist play may be set in ancient Greece, in Holland, or in seventeenth century Prussia, but the fortress of consciousness is where the action occurs.' see all copies from $2.86! new only from $9.78! \| SVS
4	Six German Romantic Tales: By Kleist, Tieck, & Hoffmann more books like this by Heinrich Von Kleist, Heinrich Von Kleist, E T A Hoffmann see all copies from $9.51! new only from $14.89! \| SVS
5	The Drama of Language: Essays on Goethe and Kleist more books like this by Sigurd Burckhardt see all copies from $2.50! new only from $19.95! \| first editions
6	Marquise of O more books like this by Heinrich Von Kleist see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.95! \| first editions
7	Desire's Sway: The Plays & Stories of Heinrich Von Kleist more books like this by James M. McGlathery see all copies from $1.99! new only from $97.11! \| first editions
8	Kleist : a biography more books like this by Joachim Maass see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.50! \| first editions
9	In Pursuit of Power: Heinrich Von Kleist's Machiavellian Protagonists more books like this by William C. Reeve see all copies from $3.49! new only from $31.00! \| first editions
10	Poetics of Death: The Short Prose of Kleist and Balzac more books like this by Beatrice Martina Guenther Traditionally, the act of writing constitutes a challenge to the finality of death. Yet 'writing' as a subject for literary texts has its own tradition of imagery whose rhetoric is associated with loss rather than immortality. The limit of death seems to force a more explicit analysis of the process of writing. see all copies from $4.11! new only from $25.00!
11	Heinrich Von Kleist: Selected Writings more books like this by Heinrich Von Kleist, David Constantine (Editor) This selection contains all of Kleist's stories, including the notorious "Marquise von O "and the almost novel-length "Michael Kohlaas," as well as three of his plays-- "The Broken Jug, Amphitryon," and "Prince Friedrich of Homburg"-- and a selection of anecdotes and letters. Much of Kleist's effect is produced by his highly idiosyncratic and ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Heinrich Von Kleist Studies more books like this by Alexej Ugrinsky see all copies from $4.34! new only from $4.75! \| first editions
13	Retreat of Representation: The Concept of Darstellung in German Critical Discourse more books like this by Martha B Helfer see all copies from $15.00! new only from $19.00!
14	Five Plays more books like this by Heinrich Von Kleist, Martin Harry Greenberg (Introduction by) see all copies from $9.99! first editions
15	Kein Ort, nirgends more books like this by Christa Wolf see all copies from $6.88! new only from $30.92!
16	Heinrich Von Kleist: The Major Works more books like this by Robert E. Helbling see all copies from $2.65! new only from $2.65!
17	Heinrich Von Kleist: The Ambiguity of Art and the Necessity of Form more books like this by Hilda Brown This study offers a powerful new perspective on Kleist, emphasizing the visual and theatrical features of Kleist's work, alongside his familiar and all-pervasive irony and paradox. His complex dramas and prose tales are here approached principally via literary--or pre-literary-- features displayed in Kleist's early letters. see all copies from $25.91! new only from $65.00! \| first editions
18	Kleist on Stage, 1804-1987 more books like this by William C Reeve see all copies from $19.83! new only from $106.56! \| first editions
19	The major works of Heinrich von Kleist more books like this by Robert E. Helbling see all copies from $6.00! new only from $8.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
20	A Companion to the Works of Heinrich Von Kleist more books like this by Jeffrey L Sammons, Lost Hermand, Anthony Stephens New essays on the most prominent German dramatist and short-story writer of the early 19th century. see all copies from $63.36! new only from $67.06!
21	The Kleist Variations: Three Plays by Eric Bentley more books like this by Eric Bentley The plays are "Concord, "a comedy based on Kleist' s "The Broken Jug; The Fall of the Amazons, "a tragedy from the Kleist "Penthesilea; "and "Wannsee, "a tragicomedy, Bentley' s rendering of "Das Katchen von Heilbronn. Concord "is set in a courthouse during the early days of the Republic. Convened to discover who broke an irreplaceable jug ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
22	The Plays of Heinrich Von Kleist: Ideals and Illusions more books like this by Sean Allan This is an accessible study of the plays of Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811), whose work has been highly influential in contemporary German writing. see all copies from $53.29! new only from $53.29! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Kleist Variations: Three Plays more books like this by Eric Bentley In this collection, Eric Bentley presents "Concord", a comedy adapted from Kleist's "The Broken Jug;" "The Fall of the Amazons, " a tragedy written in response to Kleist's "Penthesilea;" and "Wannsee, "a tragic-comedy which is Bentley's rendering of Kleist's "Cathy of Heilbronn." Bentley sets "Concord" in a courthouse during the early days of the ... see all copies from $8.05! new only from $8.50!
24 view cover	Heinrich Von Kleist: Three Major Plays more books like this by Carl R. Mueller (Translator), Heinrich Von Kleist see all copies from $9.95! new only from $14.95!
25 view cover	Heinrich Von Kleist more books like this by Anthony Stephens Heinrich von Kleist has emerged as one of the great literary figures of his era. Yet, surprisingly few critical studies of his works exist in English. This book by a distinguished authority on Kleist attempts to fill the gap by offering an up-to-date and challenging reading of Kleist's dramas and stories in the light of recent scholarship in ... see all copies from $56.80! new only from $113.44! \| SVS

Page 1 of 4: 1 2 3 4 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

		You'll find it at Alibris! Log in here. Over 60 million used, new, and out-of-print books!
		YOUR CART 0 items \| ACCOUNT \| WISHLIST \| HELP