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A Hopeless Endeavor. The Quest for Knowledge in Wieland

Name: A Hopeless Endeavor. The Quest for Knowledge in Wieland
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Author: Anna Poppen
ISBN: 978-3-656-46495-2

Or The Transformation and in “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Term Paper, 2008

17 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Anna Poppen (Author)

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1. The Sources of Knowledge

2. The Importance of the Historical Background
2.1 Historical Background of Charles Brockden Brown’s Writings
2.2 Historical Background of Edgar Allan Poe’s Writings

3. Rationalism as a source of knowledge
3.1 Rationalism in Wieland
3.2 Rationalism in “The Fall of the House of Usher”

4. Anti-rationalism and enthusiasm as sources of knowledge
4.1 Anti-rationalism and Enthusiasm in Wieland
4.2 Anti-rationalism and Enthusiasm in “The Fall of the House of Usher”

5. Other Concepts as Sources of Knowledge
5.1 The Republican Concept of Vigilance
5.2 Book Learning as a Source of Knowledge
5.3 Transcendentalism as a Source of Knowledge

6. The Readers’ Reactions and Conclusions
6.1 The Effect on the Reader – Fantastic or Uncanny?
6.2 The Limits of Epistemology

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Title: A Hopeless Endeavor. The Quest for Knowledge in Wieland
Subtitle: Or The Transformation and in “The Fall of the House of Usher”
College: University of Göttingen
Grade: 1,0
Author: Anna Poppen (Author)
Year: 2008
Pages: 17
Catalog Number: V230241
ISBN (eBook): 9783656463900
ISBN (Book): 9783656464952
File size: 500 KB
Language: English
Keywords: hopeless, endeavor, quest, knowledge, wieland, transformation, fall, house, usher”

Quote paper: Anna Poppen (Author), 2008, A Hopeless Endeavor. The Quest for Knowledge in Wieland, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/230241

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