Title: Mignons Afterlives Crossing Cultures From Goethe To The Twentyfirst Century Terence Cave
Description: Terence Cave traces the afterlives of Mignon, an apparently minor character in Goethe's novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre through the European cultures of the 19th and 20th centuries. The enigmatic and fascinating Mignon reappears in wide range of different works, mainly narrative fiction but also poetry, song opera, and film.
Subjects: Goethe, johann wolfgang von, 1749-1832, Literature, history and criticism, History and criticism, Mignon, Mignon (Fictitious character), Characters, European literature