Peter Schlemihl Summary
Adelbert von Chamisso

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Peter Schlemihl

33,818 words, approx. 113 pages

INTRODUCTION. “Peter Schlemihl,” one of the pleasantest fancies of the days when Germany delighted in romance, was first published in 1814, and was especially naturalised in England by ass... Read more

Adelbert von Chamisso Biography (1)

Adelbert von Chamisso

5,105 words, approx. 18 pages

Adelbert von Chamisso is known as one of the German Romantics chiefly for his first major work, the novella Peter Schlemihl's wundersame Geschichte (Peter Schlemihl's Marvelous History, 1814; transla... Read more

Essays & Analysis (8)

Critical Essay by Thomas Mann

7,455 words, approx. 25 pages

In the following essay, originally published in 1911, Mann surveys Chamisso's life and writings, concentrating on his novel Peter Schlemihl, which he calls "one of the most charming yout... Read more

Critical Essay by Hermann J. Weigand

6,072 words, approx. 21 pages

In the following essay, originally published in 1965, Weigand offers a thematic analysis of Peter Schlemihl, interpreting the work as a tongue-in-cheek satire on "salesmanship and business ethi... Read more

Critical Essay by Paul Neumarkt

3,912 words, approx. 14 pages

In the following essay, Neumarkt interprets Peter Schlemihl as an introverted personality type with repressed extrovert tendencies. Chamisso's novel Peter Schlemihl has remained a literary deli... Read more

Critical Essay by Ralph Flores

7,552 words, approx. 26 pages

In the following essay, Flores examines the magical and realistic elements of Peter Schlemihl, viewing the novel as a complex study of its protagonist's alienation from society. Critics have re... Read more

Critical Essay by Martin Swales

6,562 words, approx. 22 pages

In the following essay, Swales investigates the ambiguous shadow motif of Peter Schlemihl "as the paradigm for that uncertain moral and social situation which the novel so brilliantly explores.... Read more

Critical Essay by Irving Massey

7,284 words, approx. 25 pages

In the following essay, Massey begins by comparing Peter Schlemihl and Frankenstein, and continues by discussing the ways in which polarities and oppositional schemes operate in Chamisso's nove... Read more

Critical Essay by Colin Butler

5,786 words, approx. 20 pages

In the following essay, Butler summarizes some critical assessments of Peter Schlemihl, observing that despite its ambiguities the work is finally a fairy tale in which the protagonist finds contentme... Read more

Critical Essay by Marko Pavlyshyn

7,003 words, approx. 24 pages

In the following essay, Pavlyshyn considers the ending of Peter Schlemihl and the implications of Schlemihl's role as a scientist who refuses to participate in society. Adelbert von Chamisso&#x... Read more

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Adelbert von Chamisso