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Phantastes Chapter 22: Titan: A Romance, Jean Paul
Phantastes Chapter 22: Titan: A Romance, Jean Paul
German Romantic and Other Influences
Jean Paul (Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 1763-1825) was a German writer. Titan (1800-1803) is a four-volume novel in the Bildungsroman (novel of education) tradition. Schoppe is the friend of Albano (the main character), who searches for balance in his life. Schoppe, however, is a cynic and pessimist and dies after he thinks he see his doppelgänger, but who is, in fact, his look-alike friend. Schoppe’s tragic ending reinforces the death of the brothers in Phantastes.
Phantastes Chapter 18: Hesperus, Jean Paul
Phantastes Chapter 18: Hesperus, Jean Paul
German Romantic and Other Influences
Jean Paul—Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763-1825)—was a German writer in the Romantic tradition, also known for his humorous writing. Hesperus (1795) includes two major ideas that MacDonald explores throughout Phantastes: the notion of dreams, and the importance of mirrors.