«Gerd Gemünden's lucid study of nineteenth-century »monsters« and
»criminals« examines the monstrosity of a discourse that constructs
its subjects only to imprison them. A clearheaded analysis of the
will to know, combining major tenets of post-structuralism.» (Karla
L. Schultz, University of Oregon)
«In this stimulating and lucidly argued book, Gerd Gemünden
provides nothing less than a genealogy of hermeneutics. For as he
suggests, the rise of hermeneutics as a discipline - that is, as a
method of interpretation taking different but related forms in
modern philology, medicine, psychiatry, penology, etc. - requires
that individuals enter language on terms that enable it to
assimilate them to its own norms. In a series of penetrating
studies, Gemünden explores the consequences of this development as
they are represented in the cases of Kaspar Hauser, Pierre Riviére,
Frankenstein, and Woyzeck. He arrives at provocative conclusions
that will interest anyone concerned with modern literature and
culture.» (Steven Rendall, University of Oregon) «Gemünden
produziert und überzeugt durch seine 'Fallstudien', an denen er die
Auswirkung der Hermeneutik auf Disziplinen wie Medizin,
Rechtswissenschaft und Pädagogik aufzeigt und in denen er die durch
die hermeneutische Verfahrensweise hervorgerufene Sprachlosigkeit
darstellt. Das Buch ist ein wichtiger Beitrag zur zeitgenössischen
Hermeneutikdebatte.» (Barbara Elling, The German Quarterly)
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