From Hegel to the present, the humanities and social sciences have revealed the volatile power of third agency. The articles in this volume trace the role of triadic figures across a broad range of discourses, revealing the roots of modernity in dialectic and paradox. Features innovative perspectives on Adorno, Agamben, Derrida, Simmel and more.

This collection of interdisciplinary essays explores the concept of betrayal as a representational strategy that emerges in texts throughout the Western tradition. Theological, political, ethical and theatrical dimensions of betrayal are examined in a diverse selection of texts from Chariton to Fassbinder.

Melancholy has become a central theme of German literature since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. This book traces the complex discourse of melancholy in contemporary literature in the work of Monika Maron, Christoph Hein, Arno Geiger and Alois Hotschnig with a focus on themes such as time, transcience, the body, gender and postmemory.