Grenzen der Sicherheit. Unfälle, Medien und Politik im deutschen Kaiserreich ed. by Amerigo Caruso and Birgit Metzger (review)

Abstract

bution perspicaciously argues for the importance of thinking through philosophical and literary developments from the standpoint of machines and technology, which he argues determine both diegetic and extra-diegetic elements of works of literature. In doing so he sheds an illuminating media theoretical light on the philosophical stakes of Wilhelm Meister. Overall, the volume is accessible despite what may be treated as dense subject matter, and it executes very well what the editors promise in the introduction. Each contribution reflects in different ways, implicitly or explicitly, on the tension between the particularity of Wilhelm himself and the universal lessons, concepts, and practices this particularity offers. The volume makes for an excellent contribution to the disciplines of philosophy and literary studies, with Müller-Sievers’ contribution expanding its reach to media studies, and would also be a very useful accompaniment to courses on Goethe and German literature. Tanvi Solanki, Yonsei University