Bücher von Benjamin Bennett

Conducts a radical criticism of the concept of 'reading,' especially of the concept of 'the' reader, as these concepts are commonly used in literary criticism. This book sketches the historical provenance of 'the' reader, in an argument that includes discussions of Dante, Boccaccio, Cervantes, Marlowe, and German idealist philosophy.

Professor Bennett examines Hofmannsthal's work in the context of literary theory and the history of philosophy.