This essay suggests that Simmel reflects on forms always in conjunction with more general considerations of their presentation. Forms are not only a theoretical concept for him but also a representational, poetological category that he often times associates with literature. His theory of form is bound up with his readings of literature, particularly when he analyzes the works of Goethe in conjunction and contrast to Kant’s philosophy. Goethe’s morphology, this essay argues, is one of the most important models for Simmel’s poetics of forms.

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齐美尔的形式诗学

这篇文章表明齐美尔对形式的反思总是与对形式表现的更普遍的考虑相结合。形式对他来说不仅是一个理论概念，而且还是一个他经常与文学联系在一起的代表性的诗学范畴。他的形式理论与他对文学的阅读密切相关，特别是当他结合康德哲学分析歌德的作品时。本文认为，歌德的形态学是齐美尔形式诗学最重要的模型之一。