Grundlagen einer Theorie der Prosa

This volume develops its theory of prose out of the concept of the basal self-referentiality of the poetic text. Its object of study is a corpus of sophisticated prose texts that are both extensive and complex, and which pursue a wild, dense semiosis (Bottom's Dream, Schattenfroh, Finnegan’s Wake, etc.). The question of their aesthetic characteristics leads to reflections on the basic concepts of literary studies.