Thanks for this. The line about eyelids being peeled away is well known, but it's good to read the whole review. In his new book Zauber der Stille, Florian Illies suggests that Kleist 'referenced' the painting when he committed suicide a few months later.
Thanks for this. The line about eyelids being peeled away is well known, but it's good to read the whole review. In his new book Zauber der Stille, Florian Illies suggests that Kleist 'referenced' the painting when he committed suicide a few months later.
That's an interesting argument. I'll have to read the book, for this and many other reasons.