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of Faracelsu-s and an exa:irina-Lion of his myth; a siudy of
the perspectives of the lì'ausi theme as handled by
úhris.bopher iviarlowe, Goethe, and- Pa.uL Val6ry; a. study of
the perspec'ûive in tlobert Browni-ngls freairnent of the
Faracelsus bherne; a study of the perspec-i;lve of Arthur
Sclinitzler. In method ano approach the study is con-
cerned with }iterary and conparative consicierations r^¡hich
mu-st take precedence over the claims of either hisfory,
psychology, or philosophy" It asks as much rThowrr a work
is as trïrhattt it is, and has therefore given preference
to active rather than pa-ssive forms oí definition.
li{hile it has to be acknovrledged that liol-benheyerrs
rnrôrk i s bi ôc,'r,^^r^; ^^-r {-}-^ vv\Ja À J Ð u¿\JY.I ClIJrr-LL/d.-L, UrrE thesis t endeavours to shoul that
it is e-Iso ihe culmination of the literary interpretations
of the thenee wTiich have preced.ed it, and'bhat it takes its
rightful place v¡itirin the Nheriratic pattern so that each
work cornplemenbs tLre other. r-he key to chis culrnina-tion
is seen to lie in the convergence of the pri-nciples of
Entwicklung and tsildung" The interpretation moreover re-
presents a defense of Kolbenheyer againsl, cri'bicism i,vhich
is inforrned and activatecÌ by political bias.
In concLusion ib is suggested that the Paracelsus
f r,i -l ncrr¡ r.ênrê.c a-¡1- ^ - -^-".-i -i]e resnônse i,o -r,he timeless
Uf ¿tlJ¿iJ I çYJ. EÞlJIl u¡> é ósIIL¿rI¡v tr vu,vv¡ruv vv
personal challenge of ihe Uheme, anci. thab ils contribution
to the literary tradition is its expression of an
extraordinary assurance j-n manrs ever-v'¡ideni-ng and thus
annilrr.i vr¡uur ¿¿¡¿i no' Ju.u¡¡ i ntr:nJ- wI
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