Abstract:This essay offers a new angle on Kleist's patriotic drama Die Herrmannsschlacht by re-evaluating the text's political stakes in relation to the history of the French Revolution and the new-found awareness of the performative functions of language and imagery that emerged in the revolutionary context. Focusing on the connections between liberty, performance and identity-formation, a significant parallel is established to the model of nationhood outlined by Rousseau in his frequently neglected Considérations sur… Show more
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