Sprachkunst Jahrgang XLIX/2018, 2. Halbband, pp. 11-30, 2019/09/16
Beiträge zur Literaturwissenschaft
Jahrgang XLIX/2018, 2. Halbband
Kleist’s so-called “Kant Crisis” seems to be based on an imprecise interpretation of some of the philosopher’s “Kritiken”. This essay attempts to interpret this “crisis” rather as an expression of poetic reflection than of philosophical analysis. Under this condition, the “Kant Crisis” highlights Kleist’s sensitivity for scepticism, which is also shared by English romantics, who do not directly refer to either Kant or Kleist.
