Figures of Simplicity

Figures of SimplicityA fascinating comparison of the work of Heinrich von Kleist and Herman Melville. Figures of Simplicity explores a unique constellation of figures from philosophy and literature Heinrich von Kleist, Herman Melville, G. W. Leibniz, and Alexander Baumgarten in an attempt to recover alternative conceptions of aesthetics and dimensions of thinking lost in the disciplinary narration of aesthetics after Kant. This is done primarily by tracing a variety of

Drawing on a range of popular Gothic and Victorian novels

its style and technique argue for a strong Knossian religious presence at Pseira

Shea disagrees

instead preferring aimless roaming and rambling

The Vampyre caters to a contemporary audience while preserving the original innovation of John William Polidori’s work

This book emphasizes exploration of the individual and collective effect of local

This chapter presents these sustainability initiatives as well as addresses some important limitations on them

yet they have remained largely unexplored by scholars

and students of judicial proceedings

Father Brown is a devout Roman Catholic priest who has a penchant for detective work

environmentally-damaging emissions from ruminants (such as methane and nitrous oxide) as well as animal health

most notably John Rawls