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Article: The Stories of Henrich von Kleist: Fictions of Security.(Book Review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- October 1, 2003
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The Stories of Heinrich von Kleist: Fictions of Security. By SEAN ALLAN. Rochester, NY: Camden House. 2001. x+243 pp. 45 [pounds sterling]; $65. ISBN 1-57113-227-9 (hbk).
Gewagte Experimente and kuhne Konstellationen: Kleists Werk zwischen Klassizismus und Romantik. Ed. by CHRISTINE LUBKOLL and GUNTER OESTERLE. (Stiftung fur Romantikforschung, 12) Wurzburg: Konighausen & Neumann. 2001. 333 pp. 35 [euro]. ISBN 3-8260-1862-1 (pbk).
Following his 1997 study of Kleist's plays, Sean Allan now turns to the novellas and the 'fictions of security' they develop. Arguing that 'the behaviour of the characters can be properly understood only if seen in the light of their ...