Abstract

“Romantic Inscriptions of the Female Body in German Night and Fantasy Pieces” explores the grotesque and arabesque as a means of comprehending a unique constellation of female figures around 1800. An investigation of texts written by Ludwig Tieck, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Clemens Brentano, and Achim von Arnim reveals that female figures, whose bodies are constructed as grotesque or arabesque, include three predominant types: the Romantic hag, the fatal woman, and the arabesque fragile woman. These three fictional female figures omit the historical reality of women’s lives.

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