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Smith, Peter D., Metaphor and Materiality: German Literature and the World-View of Science 1780-1955, Studies In Comparative Literature, 4 (Legenda, 2000)

Weninger, Robert K., Sublime Conclusions: Last Man Narratives from Apocalypse to Death of God, Studies In Comparative Literature, 43 (Legenda, 2017)