GERM 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Friedrich Schiller, Dramatic Structure
1 Apr 2018
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Aschenbach meaning of the name, two parts of the name ash and brook, Key associations crucial city built out in the water, city dwellings, adventurous, casa nova, vibrant city, setting also suggests a threat constant threat posed by water. Friedrich schiller (1759 1805) cannot escape giants of german culture, keep a rotten apple in drawer. Step 1 state of nature (you are not aware you are in this blissful phase) (whatever you want is what you should do) na ve state. Step 2 state of culture - (state of conflict what you want to do and what you have to do) intuition, ego. Step 3 ideal, return to nature with a twist you are aware of it, conscious purposely working towards something. Chapter 1 really deals with an author who desperately wants to get back into the swing of things. His life was or is on the decline. The protagonist wants to create change in his life.
