Goethe's Families of the Heart (Paperback)

Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, New York, 2017

150133607X / 9781501336072

Series: Book 14 of 37 - New Directions in German Studies

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Paperback. Throughout his literary work Goethe portrays characters who defy and reject 18th and 19th century ideals of aristocratic and civil families, notions of heritage, assumptions about biological connections, expectations about heterosexuality, and legal mandates concerning marriage. The questions Goethes plays and novels pose are often modern and challenging: Do social conventions, family expectations, and legal mandates matter? Can two men or two women pair together and be parents? How many partners or parents should there be? Two? One? A group? Can parents love children not biologically related to them? Do biological parents always love their children? What is the nature of adoptive parents, children, and families? Ultimately, what is the fundamental essence of love and family? Gustafson demonstrates that Goethes conception of the elective affinities is certainly not limited to heterosexual spouses or occasionally to men desiring men. A close analysis of Goethes explication of affinities throughout his literary production reveals his rejection of loveless relationships (for example, arranged marriages) and his acceptance and promotion of all relationships formed through spontaneous affinities and love (including heterosexual, same-sex, nonexclusive, group, parental, and adoptive). This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title
Goethe's Families of the Heart (Paperback)
Author
Professor Susan E. Gustafson
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, New York
Publication year
2017
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
150133607X
ISBN 13
9781501336072
Series
Book 14 of 37: New Directions in German Studies

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