Carl Blechen, Waldweg bei Spandau (circa 1835). Wikimedia Commons
Der blonde Eckbert
The one with the castle, the gems, and the singing bird.
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The mysterious old woman in German fairy tales
What role does the figure of the mysterious old woman play across German fairy tales? How does the old woman in Der blonde Eckbert compare to this tradition??
Psychological horror and the fairy tale form
What place does psychological horror occupy within German Romanticism? How do writers such as Tieck and Hoffmann use the fairy tale form to explore anxiety and dread?
The Doppelgänger motif
How does the Doppelgänger motif function in Der blonde Eckbert? What does the Romantic fascination with doubling suggest about anxieties surrounding selfhood and reality?
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