Presented By: Germanic Languages & Literatures
The Find of the Century: Newly Discovered Letters by Heinrich von Kleist
A Conversation with Hermann F. Weiss
On September 19 of this year, news broke of a once-in-a-century discovery: U-M Professor Emeritus Hermann F. Weiss had found five heretofore unknown new letters from the renowned author and playwright Heinrich von Kleist. The discovery has created extraordinary excitement and press coverage in Germany and beyond. The letters from 1809 and 1810 afford new insights into Kleist’s aesthetics, politics, and networks during the time of the Napoleonic Wars and open a new chapter of Kleist research.
In conversation with Hermann Weiss, Andreas Gailus and Helmut Puff will focus on the significance of the find and the archival detective work that made it possible
In conversation with Hermann Weiss, Andreas Gailus and Helmut Puff will focus on the significance of the find and the archival detective work that made it possible
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