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Adalbert Stifter's Late Prose Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Provides a view of the late Stifter as a forerunner of twentieth-century modernism. Adventures in Interpretation Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective First book in English to survey the critical reception of the works of Hartmann, from the nineteenth century to the present day. The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first great German novel, a picaresque classic written against the background of the Thirty Years War. The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Aesthetic Vision and German Romanticism Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Crosses disciplinary boundaries to explore German Romantic writing about visual experience and the interplay of text and image in Romantic epistemology. After the Avant-Garde Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual New essays exploring the surging field of experimental film in today's Germany and Austria. Amazons and Apprentices Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Examines the role of women -- particularly Luise Gottsched and Christiane von Ziegler -- in the Gottsched circle's early 18th-century efforts to reform and revitalize German intellectual life. Ambivalence Transcended Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First comprehensive study in English of Germany's most prominent female author. Anais Nin and Her Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An assessment of the critical response to Anaïs Nin over the past 60 years. Analyzing Wagner's Operas Series: Eastman Studies in Music An examination of work by the German music theorist, Alfred Lorenz, to explain Wagner's operas and how they fit with German nationalist ideology. Andreas Gryphius Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Critical study of great 17c German poet and dramatist. Angels are Black and White First English translation of contemporary German novel dealing with the Nazi period. An Anthology of German Novellas Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Collection of sixteen German novellas from the 17th to the 20th century in the original language, showing the wide range of the genre, and fully glossed. Anton Reiser Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Translation of 18th-century German novel of rare importance. Army-Chaplain Schmelzle's Journey to Flaetz and Life of Quintus Fixlein Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Carlyle's translations of two of Jean Paul's most accomplished novels. Arno Schmidt's Zettel's Traum Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first comprehensive study in English of Schmidt's famous and controversial novel. The Art of Revolution Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first major study of the neglected fiction works of the well-known revolutionary politician Kurt Eisner. Arthur Schnitzler and Twentieth-Century Criticism Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An analysis of the scholarly criticism of the great Viennese writer up to the year 2000. Austria and Other Margins: Reading Culture Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Case studies looking at how literature crosses national and cultural boundaries. The Beginnings of German Literature Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A study of the breakthrough of the Germanic vernacular dialects into the realm of written language between the eighth and tenth centuries. Bertolt Brecht's Dramatic Theory Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Detailed analysis of Brecht's extensive theoretical writings on the theater, including newly available works. Beyond Atonement Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture 19th-century novel of adultery and remorse. Bibliographia Kleschiana Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Bibliography, with introduction, of the literary works of two generations of the Klesch family: writers, preachers, poets and scholars. The Birds in Langfoot's Belfry Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First English translation of an exotic novel by Paul Zech. The Body and Eucharistic Devotion in Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg's 'Meditations' Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New study of the writings of Catharina von Greiffenberg, the German Baroque religious author. Brother Hermann's 'Life of the Countess Yolanda of Vianden' [Leben der Graefen Iolande von Vianden] Series: Medieval Texts & Translations First translation into English of the medieval German Leben der Graefen Iolanda, making it accessible to a wider audience. The Buchenwald Child Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The dramatic story of a Jewish child's rescue at Buchenwald and its use as propaganda in both East and united Germany. The Burden of the Past Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture English translation, analysis, and contextualization of Walser's notorious but little-examined speech and earlier related essays. Caritas Pirckheimer: A Journal of the Reformation Years, 1524-1528 Series: Library of Medieval Women Caritas Pirckheimer was the abbess of St Clare's in Nürnberg. Her Journal depicts her struggle against the city council's attempts to reform and close her nunnery. Carl Zuckmayer Criticism Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Critical survey of the most significant scholarly literature devoted to the neglected German playwright Carl Zuckmayer. The Case of Hans Henny Jahnn Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first full-length study of the literary criticism on the works of the controversial twentieth-century German writer Hans Henny Jahnn. Early Germanic Literature and Culture Series: Camden House History of German Literature A collection of fresh essays examining the wide scope and significance of early Germanic culture and literature. German Literature of the Twentieth Century Series: Camden House History of German Literature Traces literary developments in the German-speaking countries from 1900 to the present. German Literature of the Early Middle Ages Series: Camden House History of German Literature A detailed, contextualized picture of the very beginnings of writing in German from around 750 to 1100. German Literature of the High Middle Ages Series: Camden House History of German Literature New essays on the first flowering of German literature, in the High Middle Ages and especially during the period 1180-1230. The Literature of Weimar Classicism Series: Camden House History of German Literature New essays providing an account of the shaping beliefs, preoccupations, motifs, and values of Weimar Classicism. The Literature of German Romanticism Series: Camden House History of German Literature Sharply focused essays on the most significant aspects of German Romanticism. German Literature of the Nineteenth Century, 1832-1899 Series: Camden House History of German Literature New essays providing an overview of the major movements, genres, and authors of 19th-century German literature in social and political context. Camden House History of German Literature [set] Series: Camden House History of German Literature The most detailed history of German literature in English. The Changing Image of Theodor Fontane Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Wide-ranging survey of the criticism devoted to Theodor Fontane, with particular emphasis on more recent theoretical trends. Changing Perceptions of Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Wide-ranging survey of the critical reaction provoked by Mann's Doctor Faustus. Chivalry in Twelfth Century Germany Series: Arthurian Studies The first book in English to cover the whole production of Hartmann von Aue (fl.1180-1203), a figure of paramount importance in the history of medieval German literature... His book is refreshing...and full of stimulating ideas. MEDIUM AEVUMFirst full-scale exploration of knighthood and chivalric values in poems of key figure in 12c German literature, Hartmann von Aue. Commodities of Desire Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first collection of essays treating exclusively the figure of the prostitute in modern German literature. A Companion to the Works of Thomas Bernhard Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays by leading scholars on major aspects of the most significant Austrian writer of the postwar generation. A Companion to the Works of Elias Canetti Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays providing a comprehensive scholarly introduction to the great writer and thinker Canetti. A Companion to the Works of Alfred Döblin Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A volume of carefully focused essays illuminating the works of one of the leading 20th-century German writers. A Companion to the Works of Stefan George Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New, wide-ranging essays on the controversial poet, who was both a harbinger of Modernism and a critic of modernity. A Companion to the Literature of German Expressionism Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays examining the complex period of rich artistic ferment that was German literary Expressionism. A Companion to German Realism 1848-1900 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New, specially commissioned essays on representative works of 19th-century German realism. A Companion to Goethe's Faust Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Cutting-edge criticism on major aspects of Goethe's best-known work. A Companion to Gottfried von Strassburg's Tristan Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays by outstanding European and American medievalists on major aspects of the most enduring medieval epic. A Companion to the Works of Hartmann von Aue Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays on major aspects of the work of the great medieval German poet. A Companion to the Works of Heinrich Heine Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A collection of new essays treating the most important aspects of the work of the most famous late Romantic, Heinrich Heine. A Companion to the Works of Hugo von Hofmannsthal Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays by leading scholars re-examining major aspects of the work of Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the great Austrian poet and dramatist. A Companion to the Works of Franz Kafka Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Fresh essays by leading scholars on the most perplexing of modern writers, Franz Kafka. A Companion to the Works of Heinrich von Kleist Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays on the most prominent German dramatist and short-story writer of the early 19th century. A Companion to the Works of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays providing a comprehensive view of the pathbreaking dramatist and theorist Lessing. A Companion to Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Volume offering a guide to and reassessment of Thomas Mann's famous novel. A Companion to Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Volume offering a guide to and reassessment of Thomas Mann's famous novel. A Companion to the Works of Robert Musil Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A fresh and extensive look at the works of the great Austrian novelist in the context of the German and Austrian culture of his time. A Companion to the Works of Rainer Maria Rilke Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Illuminates the major aspects of the works of Germany's greatest 20th-century poet. A Companion to the Works of Rainer Maria Rilke - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Illuminates the major aspects of the works of Germany's greatest 20th-century poet. A Companion to the Works of Friedrich Schiller Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays providing a in-depth view of the many facets of the great world poet's work. A Companion to the Works of Arthur Schnitzler Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A fresh collection of essays on the work of one of the leading figures of the Viennese fin de siècle. A Companion to the Works of Thomas Mann Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Sixteen new, carefully focused essays on the prose works of one of the great writers of modernity. A Companion to the Nibelungenlied Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Key topics in important German medieval work surveyed and reassessed. A Companion to Wagner's Parsifal Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work. Comparative Romanticisms: Power, Gender, Subjectivity Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Essays on key aspects of Romanticism, viewed in a wider European context. Concise History of German Literature to 1900 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A concise general history of German literature from the early middle ages to the beginning of the 20th century. Concise History of German Literature to 1900 - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A concise general history of German literature from the early middle ages to the beginning of the 20th century. Constructing China: Kafka's Orientalist Discourse Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Kafka's interest in and use of China establish him as a principal commentator in Western discourse on the Orient. Continued Existence, Reincarnation, and the Power of Sympathy in Classical Weimar Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A study showing that the ancient lore of reincarnation was a living part of the thought of Weimar Classicism. The Crises of Language and Dead Signs in Ludwig Tieck's Prose Fiction Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Critical account of the works of Ludwig Tieck, the German Romantic writer, from a linguistic viewpoint. Critical Approaches to Goethe's Classical Dramas Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Examination of the critical history of three of Goethe's most important dramas, relating it to the wider field of German literary criticism. The Critical Fortunes of a Romantic Novel Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Critical history of classic 19th-century German Romantic novel. The Critical Reception of Alfred Döblin's Major Novels Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective The first thorough study in English of the reception of Döblin's novels, written by one of the foremost Döblin scholars. The Critical Response to Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A study of the most significant international scholarship on Musil's famous novel. Critique of Beckett Criticism Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A survey of Beckett criticism in English, French and German. Crosscurrents Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Studies of aspects of historical interaction between Germany, Africa and black America. Crossings/Kreuzengen Cultural History through a National Socialist Lens - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A fascinating look at Nazi Germany as revealed in its films. Cultural History through a National Socialist Lens Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A fascinating look at Nazi Germany as revealed in its films. The Decline and Fall of Virgil in Eighteenth-Century Germany Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A look at the dismissal of Virgil by 18th-century poets, who nevertheless continued to be influenced by his works. The Discourse on Yiddish in Germany from the Enlightenment to the Second Empire Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Explores the uses of Yiddish language in German literary and cultural texts 1781 until the late nineteenth century. Distinguished Outsider Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A study of the shifts of critical opinion on Musil, with special reference to The Man Without Qualities. Diu Crône and the Medieval Arthurian Cycle Series: Arthurian Studies Study of neglected 13c German romance by Heinrich von dem Turlin: Gawain achieves the Grail, Arthur struggles through reverses to assert his authority. Heinrich's reinvention of the Arthurian ideal asserts its vigour in the later middle ages. Early and Miscellaneous Letters of J.W.Goethe Including Letters to His Mother Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Comprehensive collection of the letters of the yound Goethe in English translation. Edinburgh German Yearbook 1 Series: Edinburgh German Yearbook The influence of foreign cultures on German literature and other cultural productions since the 18th century. Edinburgh German Yearbook 2 Series: Edinburgh German Yearbook Volume focusing on a multitude of incarnations and meanings of "masculinity" in German culture from medieval times to the present. Edward Lear and the Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Critical response to Lear's literary, journalistic, musical and artistic output. Edward Taylor Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An indispensible tool for students of Taylor, Puritan writing, and early New England culture, Hammond's book also offers valuable insights to all Americanists interested in how their field developed. Eichendorff's Scholarly Reception Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A survey of criticism of the 19th-century German writer Joseph von Eichendorff (1788-1857) Elias Canetti's Counter-Image of Society Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Pursues the unresolved question of Canetti's place as a cultural and civilizational critic. The Emergence of the Modern German Novel Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A study of the rise of the German novel viewed from a feminist standpoint. Enlightenment Thought in the Writings of Goethe Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Shows Goethe, the most famous of German writers, as a child of the Enlightenment. Essays on Goethe Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Selection of the most important essays, collected here for the first time, by one of the world's foremost Goethe scholars. Ethics and Remembrance in the Poetry of Nelly Sachs and Rose Ausländer Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first comparative study in English of two German-Jewish women poets who survived the Nazi genocide but did not escape its effects. Everyone's Darling Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A history of Kafka criticism offering a synthesis of the myriad scholarly viewpoints. Expressionist Film -- New Perspectives Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays by leading scholars giving a new picture of the variety of German expressionist cinema. Family Secrets and the Contemporary German Novel Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A analysis of recent German novelistic treatments of the effect of the Nazi past on the relationships between parents and children. Fathers and Daughters Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A study of the evolution of the sub-genre of seduction and tragedy through three centuries of German drama. Fervor and Fiction Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Exploration of the life and works of important but little-known 19th-century German woman writer. Fifteenth-Century Studies Vol. 28 Series: Fifteenth-Century Studies The focus of the volume, in addition to standard features such as the bibliographical update on 15th-c. theater, is on late-medieval authors as literary critics. Fifteenth-Century Studies Vol. 29 Series: Fifteenth-Century Studies New essays on topics from love and sexuality to physical handicaps, old age, good and bad fortune, women's virtues, art and literature, and the writing of manuscripts. Fifteenth-Century Studies Vol. 30 Series: Fifteenth-Century Studies Essays on drama, late-medieval art, religious literature, and on Renaissance views of genius and madness. Fifteenth-Century Studies Vol. 31 Series: Fifteenth-Century Studies Annual volume of essays, focusing on the literary genres of drama, poetry, prose, and romance. Fifteenth-Century Studies Vol. 32 Series: Fifteenth-Century Studies The current volume, designed as a tribute to Edelgard E. DuBruck, focuses on the importance and praise of late-medieval women. Fifteenth-Century Studies Vol. 33 Series: Fifteenth-Century Studies Articles on drama, letter-writing, Arthurian romances, translation, mythology and folklore, print media, and Pizan, Sachs, Schedel, Chartier, and Henryson. Fin(s) de Siecle in Scandinavian Perspective Series: Studies in Scandinavian Literature and Culture Essays focusing on the artistic innovations of Scandinavian fin de siècles. The First World War as a Clash of Cultures Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Essays examining the rift between British and German intellectual and cultural traditions before 1914 and its effect on events. Franz Werfel and the Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Discussion of critical response to German poet, playwright and novelist Werfel, 1890-1945. Freud's Theory and Its Use in Literary and Cultural Studies - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A genuinely accessible introduction to Freud's theory and its application to literary and cultural studies. Freud's Theory and Its Use in Literary and Cultural Studies Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A genuinely accessible introduction to Freud's theory and its application to literary and cultural studies. Fritz Lang's Metropolis Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A collection of essays -- early seminal works as well as fresh interpretations -- on the famous German expressionist film, Metropolis. Fritz Lang's Metropolis - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A collection of essays -- early seminal works as well as fresh interpretations -- on the famous German expressionist film, Metropolis. From Expressionism to Exile Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A major contribution to an understanding of the German Expressionist writer Walter Hasenclever. Georg Büchner's Woyzeck Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A study of the literary criticism of the famous and influential German play fragment Woyzeck. Georg Kaiser and the Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Study of the critical attention devoted to Georg Kaiser, the important German dramatist. The German Bildungsroman Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An historical overview of criticism of the Bildungsroman from the late 18th century to the present. German Culture in Nineteenth-Century America Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Essays examining the circulation and adaptation of German culture in the United States during the long 19th century. German Culture, Politics, and Literature into the Twenty-First Century Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first major study of the contemporary German debate over "normalization" and its impact across the range of cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and historical discourses. The German Legacy in East Central Europe as Recorded in Recent German-Language Literature Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The legacy of the 20th-c. German and Austrian political/cultural presence in East Central Europe, as shown in recent literature. German Literature of the 1990s and Beyond Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A lively, comprehensive account of recent developments in German fiction. German Literary Culture at the Zero Hour Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Examines the intense intellectual debates in immediate postwar Germany, often conducted in literature or literary discourse. German Literature, Jewish Critics Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Proceedings of the Brandeis conference on Jewish Germanists who fled Nazi Germany and their impact on Anglo-American German studies. German Memory Contests Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Essays shedding light on the increasingly open cultural debate on the German past. The German Novella Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Overview of the critical history of the German novella. The German Press in the Shenandoah Valley Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Definitive work treating the German printers, presses, newspapers, and broadsides of the 18th- and early 19th-century Shenandoah Valley. German Romance I Series: Arthurian Archives Edition and translation of the first freely invented German Arthurian romance. German Romance II: Gauriel von Muntabel by Konrad von Stoffeln Series: Arthurian Archives Text and facing translation of an unjustly neglected thirteenth-century German Arthurian romance. German Romance III: Iwein, or The Knight with the Lion Series: Arthurian Archives First English translation of Iwein[B], a German adaptation of Chrétien's famous Yvain. German Socialist Literature 1860-1914 Predicaments of Criticism Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective First introduction in English to the literary life of German socialism around the turn of the century. German Winter Nights Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First English translation of a German comic novel of the late Baroque that deserves its place alongside the writings of Grimmelshausen. Ghetto Writing Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Fresh articles about a much neglected genre, fiction from and about the Jewish ghetto. The Ghost-Seer Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Reissue in translation of Schiller's enigmatic novel fragment, his most popular work when it first appeared. Goethe and the English-Speaking World Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New studies of both Goethe's relationship to the English-speaking world and its perception of Goethe and his works. Goethe in East Germany, 1949-1989 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first book, in the English-speaking world or elsewhere, to offer an analysis and evaluation of GDR Goethe reception. Goethe in German-Jewish Culture Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays examining Goethe's relationship to the Jews, and the contribution of Jewish scholars to the fame of the greatest German writer. Goethe Yearbook 1 Series: Goethe Yearbook The Goethe Yearbookis a publication of the Goethe Society of North America. First published in 1982, it is dedicated to Goethe scholarship in North America, and aims above all to encourage and publish English-language contributions to the understanding of Goethe and the Goethezeit, while also welcoming contributions from scholars around the world. Includes an extensive book review section. Goethe Yearbook 10 Series: Goethe Yearbook New readings of a number of Goethe's works, book reviews, and a listing of North American Goethe dissertations 1989-1999. Goethe Yearbook 11 Series: Goethe Yearbook Eighteen new articles on the works of Goethe and other authors of the Goethezeit, along with the customary book review section. Goethe Yearbook 12 Series: Goethe Yearbook Volume 12 is dedicated to founding editor Thomas P. Saine, and includes essays on Goethe's novels, plays, and poems, the Ilmpark, Bach, Ossian, Goethe reception, and Schiller. Goethe Yearbook 13 Series: Goethe Yearbook Essays on the Wilhelm Meister novels, Faust, Goethe's early plays, Schiller's Räuber and on Goethe's thought in relation to current debates on cosmopolitanism and postcoloniality. Goethe Yearbook 14 Series: Goethe Yearbook Focuses on childhood in the Age of Goethe, in addition to various other topics and works. Goethe Yearbook 15 Series: Goethe Yearbook New, interdisciplinary essays on an array of topics ranging from Goethe and mineralogy to theories of masculinity around 1800. Goethe Yearbook 6 Series: Goethe Yearbook Goethe Yearbook 7 Series: Goethe Yearbook A publication of the Goethe Society of North America, carrying Goethe criticism (and studies of his contemporaries); extensive book review section. Goethe Yearbook 8 Series: Goethe Yearbook Latest volume in series devoted to Goethe criticism (and studies of his contemporaries), with an extensive book review section. Goethe's Elective Affinities and the Critics Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first book-length examination in English of the critical reception of Goethe's daring novel The Elective Affinities. Goethe's Concept of the Daemonic Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first book to examine Goethe's writings on the daemonic in relation to both Classical philosophy and German Idealism. Goethe's Faust and European Epic Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A reassessment of genre that fills a major gap in Goethe's oeuvre and initiates a radically new reading of Faust. Goethe's Werther and the Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A literary-historical look at the scholarly criticism of Goethe's great first novel. Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first detailed reader's commentary on one of the seminal works of world literature. Gottfried Keller and His Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Survey of the criticism devoted to Gottfried Keller, the important nineteenth-century writer in German. Grimmelshausen the Storyteller Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Critical study of Grimmelshausen's `Simplician' novels. Günter Grass and His Critics Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A comprehensive narrative overview and analysis of the criticism of the controversial German author's works. The Guises of Modesty Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Study of `artist novellas' of 19th-century German woman writer. Heimat - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A new analysis of one of the most loaded terms in the German language: Heimat, or Homeland. Heimat Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A new analysis of one of the most loaded terms in the German language: Heimat, or Homeland. Heinrich Burkhart Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Novel of political and social emancipation set in mid-19c Switzerland in its first English translation. Heinrich Mann's Novels and Essays Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first full-length study in English of Heinrich Mann's literary work and political activism. Heinrich von Kleist und die Aufklärung Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A collection of essays examining the influence of Kant on Heinrich von Kleist. Henry David Thoreau Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A reception history of the writings of Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden. Herder Yearbook Vol. 1 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Hermann Broch, Visionary in Exile Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Studies of one of the foremost 20c Austrian writers, as a critic and as a novelist and dramatist. The Historical Experience in German Drama Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A survey of 17th- to 20th-century German dramatic works that not only treat historical events but yield a historical experience. A History of Austrian Literature 1918-2000 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays examine 20th-c. Austrian literature in relation to history, politics, and popular culture. History of the Commentary on Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A history and analysis of 250 years of critical commentary on selected works of Samuel Johnson. History, Myth, and Music Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Discussion of Thomas Mann's fiction (particularly Doctor Faustus), his preoccupation with redemption, and the connection in his work between myth and music. Hölderlin after the Catastrophe Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first book-length study of Hölderlin's postwar reception and a case study of Germanistik. E. T. A. Hoffmann and the Serapiontic Principle Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A comprehensive investigation of Hoffmann's "Serapiontic Principle" and what it implies for his oeuvre. The Honest Man at Court (1740) Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First English translation of a small masterpiece of the German Enlightenment. The Hotel as Setting in Early Twentieth-Century German and Austrian Literature Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The employment of the hotel as a setting for literary works of the period and the cultural reasons behind it. Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Der Schwierige A Fifty-Year Theater History Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Documentation of 50 years' critical response to major work by Austria's greatest 20th-century playwright. Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Correspondence with Countess Ottonie Degenfeld Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The English translation of the correspondence between the turn-of-the-century Austrian poet and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Countess Ottonie Degenfeld. The Image and Influence of America in German Poetry since 1945 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Examines the image of the US in German poetry and the reception and influence of American poetry in Germany since 1945. In the Shadow of Empire Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first book to consider together the responses of the great Austrian writers Musil, Roth, and Bachmann to the crisis of modernity. Innerfar and Bluff, or The Southern Cross Two novels by the important contemporary German writer Gerhard Kopf. Interpreting Goethe's Faust Today Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The Intersection of Science and Literature in Musil's The Man Without Qualities Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A fresh view of the interplay of science and literature affecting Musil's great novel. An Introduction to the Works of Peter Weiss Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A comprehensive introduction to the works and vision of the German writer, director, and political activist. The Ironic Dissident Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective First survey of the critical reception of Wedekind's drama, poetry and prose in an historical chronology. Italy in the German Literary Imagination Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The German fascination with Italy, as seen in Goethe's Italian Journey and in a number of literary reactions to it. Jewish-German Identity in the Orientalist Literature of Else Lasker-Schüler, Friedrich Wolf, and Franz Werfel Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First study of Jewish-German Orientalist literature as revealed in the works of three important twentieth-century authors. Johann Christoph Gottsched (1700-1766) The Harbinger of German Classicism Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First modern study of Johann Christoph Gottsched, the influential German dramatist and critic. Johann Gottfried Herder Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New studies looking at Herder's contribution to 18th-century intellectual debate in the light of the modern trend towards interdisciplinarity. Johann Hellwig Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Johann Hellwig's "Die Nymphe Noris" (1650) Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Definitive text of important prose eclogue, Baroque German's contribution to western literary genres. Johannes Schlaf and German Naturalist Drama Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First book in English devoted to Johannes Schlaf, the 19th-century German playwright, bringing fresh insights to the whole movement of German naturalist drama. Joseph Roth's March into History Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A strikingly new view of the novelistic career of the famously enigmatic interwar writer. Kafka's Prussian Advocate Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Karl Kraus and the Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An analysis of the relationship between the great Viennese writer Karl Kraus and his literary critics. Karl Krolow and the Poetics of Amnesia in Postwar Germany Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New view of the prominent German poet, with new research on his activities during the Nazi period and his pre-1945 poetry. Kinderleben oder das Mährchen ohne Ende: The Story without an End Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A fascinating analysis of one of the most popular children's works of all time. The Lament of the Nibelungen Series: Medieval Texts & Translations The first translation into English of the Lament, appended to most major MSS of the 13c Nibelungenlied. The Last von Reckenburg Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Reprint of English translation of important 19th-century German novel with strong feminist overtones. Late-Medieval German Women's Poetry Series: Library of Medieval Women A considerable collection of German women's poetry in translation, results of ingenious archival research. 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Michigan German in Frankenmuth Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A phonological, grammatical, and lexical description of a German-American dialect, Michigan Frankenmuth. Mimetic Desire Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Reconsideration of the phenomenon of narcissism in the works of a number of important German writers. Modern German Political Drama 1980-2000 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A comprehensive survey of the renaissance of the German political drama in the years surrounding reunification. The Modern Revival of Gnosticism and Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Explores the resurgence of Gnostic thought in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and provides a startling reevaluation of Mann's late novel. 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Nature's Hidden Terror Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Imaginatively explores violent images of nature as they appear in 18th-century literature. Nazi Cinema as Enchantment - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Explores how entertainment cinema served everyday fascism in Nazi Germany. The Necromancer Nestroy and the Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective First survey of the history of criticism on the plays of the Viennese dramatist Nestroy. New Approaches to Theodor Fontane Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays on the leading German novelist of the late 19th century, Theodor Fontane, in the light of recent literary theories. New Critical Perspectives on Martin Walser Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Critical essays on contemporary German novelist. 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Proletarian Performance in Weimar Berlin Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New study of the revolutionary theatre of the Weimar republic, examining its interplay with socialist and communist politics. Protest Song in East and West Germany since the 1960s Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The German protest song from the 1960s through the 1990s and how it carried forth traditions of earlier periods. The Queen's Diadem Series: Studies in Scandinavian Literature and Culture Queering the Canon Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture This work studies in detail a heretofore much neglected aned aspect of German literature. Reading Andreas Gryphius Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective This book traces the widely varying critical reception of Andreas Gryphius (1616-1664), the greatest German poet of the seventeenth century. 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Schiller's "Wallenstein," "Maria Stuart," and "Die Jungfrau von Orleans" Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An overview of the reception of Schiller's late dramas in the context of radical shifts in historical thought. Schiller's Aesthetic Essays Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Schiller's Early Dramas Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A fresh look at the critical reception of Schiller's early dramas such as The Robbers and Don Carlos. Schiller's Literary Prose Works Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New translations of Schiller's literary prose works, accompanied by fresh critical essays. Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 2 Series: Eastman Studies in Music A richly detailed examination of the historical reception of Franz Schubert in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe, with a concentration on fin-de-siècle Vienna. Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 1 Series: Eastman Studies in Music How Franz Schubert and his compositions were viewed in nineteenth-century European criticism, literature, and the visual arts, from Schumann to George Eliot to Whistler. Sebastian Brant's The Ship of Fools in Critical Perspective, 1800-1991 Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Analysis of the critical history of The Ship of Fools(1494) over the past 200 years reveals changing perceptions of literature and of society. Seven Stories by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New translations of short stories by one of the great women writers of the 19th century. The Shifting Fortunes of Wilhelm Raabe Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Chronicles the most important scholarly criticism of the 19th-century German writer Wilhelm Raabe, from his day to the present. Shifting Perspectives Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First treatment of a conspicuously East German feature in today's German literature, that of autobiographical writing -- and rewriting. Shifts and Transpositions in Medieval Narrative Studies of the relationship between tradition and innovation in a number of medieval romances. Space and Time in Epic Theater Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The development of epic theater before, during, and after Brecht's time, and analysis of epic productions, showing the form's continued relevance. Space to Act Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Essays on 18th-century Sturm und Drang playwright J.M.R. Lenz, whose work shows many parallels with 20th-century theater. The St Gall Tractate Series: Medieval Texts & Translations New edition of 10th-century German manuscript occupying an important place in the history and development of syntax. Stated Memory Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A long-overdue study of the East German view of the Holocaust over the years 1946-1989. The Stechlin Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First English translation of the final work of Theodor Fontane, one of Germany's most significant novelists. The Stories of Heinrich von Kleist Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New and insightful interpretations of the controversial stories of Heinrich von Kleist. Storytelling in the Works of Bunyan, Grimmelshausen, Defoe, and Schnabel Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Examines how uses of fictional storytelling reflect the secularization process that coincided with the rise of the modern novel. Studies in German & Scandinavian Lit. after 1500 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A collection of essays on varied aspects of German and Scandinavian literature. 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Unpopular Virtues Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An up-to-date assessment of the most important scholarly criticism on one of the enfants terribles of the German Sturm und Drang. Unpublishable Works Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Investigation of the work of Wolfgang Borchert, the Second World War German poet and dramatist. Unwrapping Goethe's Weimar Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A comprehensive reconsideration of the myth of Goethe's Weimar, occasioned by the 1999 celebrations of Goethe's 250th birthday. Visualizing the Holocaust Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Wagner and Wagnerism in Nineteenth-Century Sweden, Finland, and the Baltic Provinces: Series: Eastman Studies in Music An exploration of how Wagner's operas were performed and received in the theaters of Stockholm and other cities of the region. Wagner's Meistersinger A volume of collected essays which engage Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg from the perspective of both active performers and academics in a wide range of disciplines. Wagner's Meistersinger - paperback A volume of collected essays which engage Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg from the perspective of both active performers and academics in a wide range of disciplines. Walking the Tightrope Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Feminist account of the chief writings of Therese Huber, the important 19th-c. German author. The Wanderer in Nineteenth-Century German Literature Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Pathbreaking examination of the prominent 19th-c. motif with an eye toward literature as social commentary. Weibliche Muse - out of print Weimar Correspondence Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Edition of the correspondence of Friedrich Tieck, the 19th-century German sculptor, giving personal accounts of Schlegel, de Staël, and the Goethe circle. The Wellsprings of Literary Creation Essays that are models of psychoanalytic literary criticism, stressing the writer's life as a source of creative abilities. When Heimat Meets Hollywood Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Contemporary connections between German directors and Hollywood and their implications for German, American, and transnational film. The Wild Stage Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First in-depth study of the history of the cabaret during the Weimar Republic. 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Wolfgang Hildesheimer and His Critics Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An analysis of the critical response to the works of Wolfgang Hildesheimer, one of the most important German writers - of plays, short stories, travelogues, biographies and longer fiction - to emerge from the postwar period. Wolfram's Willehalm Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays on Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'other' work, the neglected epic Willehalm. Women and Family Life in Early Modern German Literature Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A study of the discourse of gender in 16th-century German popular literature. Women and Death Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Identifies and analyzes thematizations of women and death from the past five centuries, illuminating the present and recent past. Women and German Drama Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Explores the traditional bias against women's drama and asks to what extent women playwrights have been able to overcome it. Women and Writing in the Works of Novalis Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A balanced study of gender in Novalis as expressed in his literary, political, and scientific writings and in his letters. Women in Weimar Fashion Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual New view of the crucial role of fashion discourse and practice in Weimar Germany and its significance for women. Women of Letters Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Nineteenth-century German women authors explore and extend the genre of books-written-as-letters. Women Peasant Poets in Eighteenth-Century England, Scotland, and Germany Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First comparative study of an unlikely group of authors: 18th-century women peasants. Writing the New Berlin Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A study of the "patchwork imaginary" that is postwall Berlin fiction and its significance for the new Germany. Wunderkind Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A detailed critical history of McCullers's reputation and the social crosscurrents that shaped it. W.B.Yeats Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture A magisterial overview of literary scholarship and criticism on the work of W.B.Yeats. Zarathustra's Children Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A study of the enormous influence of the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche on turn-of-the-century German literature. |
