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Representing Duchess Anna Amalia's Bildung
Portraits of Anna Amalia, Duchess of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach chart a shift in perceptions of her public identity and of the gender dynamics that shaped that identity. This manuscript is more than just a patronage study or a biography; it is concerned with how a powerful woman used art to shape her identity, how that identity changed over time, and how people around her shaped it, too. This study sheds real light on the power of portraiture in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe.
Goethe and Anna Amalia
An exploration of the possible love affair between Goethe and Anna Amalia
Anna Amalia von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1739–1807)
Im Alter von 16 Jahren kam die Braunschweiger Prinzessin Anna Amalia (1739–1807) nach Weimar. Kurz darauf wurde die noch unmündige Tochter zweifache Mutter, Witwe, Vorsteherin des Hofes und Landesregentin. Diese Biographie zeigt die Konflikte zwischen Anna Amalias persönlichen Interessen und den zeitgenössischen Erwartungen an eine Fürstin des Hochadels. Damit leuchtet sie die Denk- und Handlungsräume einer als 'aufgeklärt' geltenden Herzogin aus. Im wechselvollen Lebenslauf Anna Amalias verweben sich Künste, Geselligkeit, Reformpolitik, Pädagogik und Bildungsreisen, die Signa des 'aufgeklärten' 18. Jahrhunderts. Auf einer breiten Quellenbasis korrigiert die Biographie nicht nur festgefügte Legenden zum deutschen 'Erinnerungsort' Weimar. Sie verknüpft zudem die Kulturgeschichte der 'Weimarer Klassik' mit der Hofforschung und der Geschlechtergeschichte der Aufklärung. Mit einer darstellerischen Trennung des Lebenslaufs in einzelne 'Rollen' erschließt die Studie der historischen Biographik auch methodisch neue Wege.
Identity, Intertextuality, and Performance in Early Modern Song Culture
Singing together is a tried and true method of establishing and maintaining a group’s identity. Identity, Intertextuality, and Performance in Early Modern Song Culture for the first time explores comparatively the dynamic process of group formation through the production and appropriation of songs in various European countries and regions. Drawing on oral, handwritten and printed sources, with examples ranging from 1450 to 1850, the authors investigate intertextual patterns, borrowing of melodies, and performance practices as these manifested themselves in a broad spectrum of genres including ballads, popular songs, hymns and political songs. The volume intends to be a point of departure for further comparative studies in European song culture. Contributors are: Ingrid Åkesson, Mary-Ann Constantine, Patricia Fumerton, Louis Peter Grijp, Éva Guillorel, Franz-Josef Holznagel, Tine de Koninck, Christopher Marsh, Hubert Meeus, Nelleke Moser, Dieuwke van der Poel, Sophie Reinders, David Robb, Clara Strijbosch, and Anne Marieke van der Wal.
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Kafka's Social Discourse
Franz Kafka is among the most significant 20th century voices to examine the absurdity and terror posed for the individual by what his contemporary Max Weber termed 'the iron cage' of society. Ferdinand Tsnnies had defined the problem of finding community within society for Kafka and his peers in his 1887 book Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft. Kafka took up this issue by focusing upon the 'social discourse' of human relationships. In this book, Mark E. Blum examines Kafka's three novels, Amerika, The Trial, and The Castle in their exploration of how community is formed or eroded in the interpersonal relations of its protagonists. Critical literature has recognized Kafka's ability to narrate the...
