Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Part I. The Problem
4. Chapter 1. Representing Subjectivity 3
5. Chapter 2. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Passion 18
6. Chapter 3. Goethe Contra Rousseau on Social Responsibility 35
7. Part II. Experiments in Subjectivity
8. Chapter 4. The Theatrical Self 55
9. Chapter 5. The Scientific Self: Identity in Faust 77
10. Chapter 6. The Narrative Self 95
11. Part III. The Language of Interiority
12. Chapter 7. Goethe’s Angst 121
13. Chapter 8. “Es singen wohl die Nixen”: Werther and the Romantic Tale 143
14. Chapter 9. Goethe and the Uncanny 160
15. Conclusion. Classicism and Goethe’s Emotional Regime 180
16. Notes 189
17. Works Cited 211
18. Index 219
19. Acknowledgments 231