Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Theodor Fontane
First published in Germany to popular and critical acclaim, this is a unique portrait of the life and work of Theodor Fontane, the greatest German novelist of his age, as well as a major poet and theater critic and much loved travel writer. Gordon A. Craig, one of the foremost scholars of German history, interpolates a cohesive historical biography of Fontane with his own reflections on the art, culture, and politics of Fontane's world. The ideas and impressions of Fontane and Craig echo one another throughout the book in compelling and fascinating ways. Fontane's travel accounts of Scotland and Prussia are enriched by Craig's discussion of Germany's increasingly national vision of itself an...
Insurgent Sepoys
The Revolt of 1857 in India has so far largely been viewed as an event that was of interest to British and Indian scholars investigating the various consequences of British colonial rule in India. What has remained out of the focus of study during the last 150 years is the possible impact of the Revolt elsewhere, its so to say international dimension: what, in particular, was the reaction in Europe where elemental social and political transformations were underway. Whatever the varied nature of the reactions, the space given to the Revolt in many European newspapers and journals while it was in progress is certainly extensive. What is more, representations of and reflections on the Revolt appeared both during the event and for long after its suppression, above all in forms of popular fiction but also in historical accounts, letters, reminiscences and other forms of writing. The collection of essays in this volume ventures into this unexplored terrain and offers a first look at some of these European responses.
What the Ballad Knows
In What the Ballad Knows, author Adrian Daub elucidates the complex relationship between ballads and nationalism in 19th century German culture.
Fontane in the Twenty-first Century
Assesses the relevance of the works of Fontane, perhaps the foremost German novelist between Goethe and Mann, for the twenty-first century. Theodor Fontane remains a canonical figure in German literature, the most important representative of poetic realism, and likely the best German-language novelist between Goethe and Mann, yet scholarly attention to his works oftenlags behind his stature, at least in the English-speaking academy. This volume, coinciding with Fontane's 200th birthday in 2019, assesses the relevance of his works for us today and also draws attention to the most current English-language research. Much has changed in the last two decades in critical theory, and the volume hig...
Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series
Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1, Nos. 1-12 (1941)
Theodor Fontane Chronik
Die Chronik von Leben und Werk des Schriftstellers Theodor Fontane schließt nach der 2006 erschienenen Bibliographie die zweite seit langem beklagte Lücke in der Fontane-Forschung. Erstmals werden alle zugänglichen Quellen zur Lebens- und Werkgeschichte Fontanes systematisch erschlossen und die daraus gewonnenen Informationen nach Einzelrubriken (Tagesereignisse, Begegnungen, Arbeit, Lektüre, Drucke, Briefe von und Briefe an Fontane) geordnet und chronologisch präsentiert. Jeder Eintrag wird mit seiner Quelle nachgewiesen. Die Chronik stützt sich dabei sowohl auf die umfangreichen Brief- und Tagebücher-Editionen der letzten Jahrzehnte als auch auf unveröffentlichte Materialien aus Archiven. Die Chronik wendet sich nicht nur an Fontane-Spezialisten, sondern bietet ein Kompendium zum literarischen und historischen Leben des 19. Jahrhunderts. Dass Fontane selbst und die, mit denen er Umgang hatte, im Zitat reichlich zu Wort kommen, empfiehlt die Chronik auch für Liebhaber des Dichters.
Arnold von Brescia im Spiegel von acht Jahrhunderten Rezeption
Arnold von Brescia, 1155 im Zuge der Kaiserkrönung Friedrich Barbarossas hingerichtet, gehört zu den umstrittensten Gestalten des 12. Jahrhunderts. Die widersprüchliche Quellenlage sorgte für eine höchst uneinheitliche Rezeption dieses hochmittelalterlichen Asketen in der Neuzeit. In ihm spiegelten sich Hoffnungen und Wünsche der Autoren zwischen Reformation und Risorgimento. Und auch uns stellt sich die Frage, wie objektiv wir unsere Geschichte sehen. Der Brescianer wird damit zu einem Paradebeispiel für den wechselhaften Umgang Europas mit seiner mittelalterlichen Geschichte
A History of German Literary Criticism
First published in Germany in 1985, Geschichte der deutschen Literaturkritik was quickly recognized as the most original and comprehensive study to date of a proud critical tradition including such giants as Lessing, Goethe, and Heine. Now translated into English, it will serve as a model for a new approach to literary history in America and elsewhere, one emphasizing the connections of criticism with other public discourse. The editor, Peter Uwe Hohendahl, has provided an introduction and a chapter, "Literary Criticism in the Epoch of Liberalism,"translated by Jeffrey S. Librett. Filling in the history of German criticism from the Enlightenment to the present are Klaus L. Berghahn of the University of Wisconsin, "From Classicist to Classical Literary Criticism, 1730-1806," translated by John R. Blazek; Jochen Schulte-Sasse, University of Minnesota, "The Concept of Literary Criticism in Romanticism"; Russell A. Berman, Stanford University, "Literary Criticism from Empire to Dictatorship, 1870-1933,"; translated by Simon Srebrny; and Bernhard Zimmerman, University of Tübingen, "Developments in German Literary Criticism from 1933 to the Present," translated by Franz Blaha.
andererseits - Yearbook of Transatlantic German Studies
andererseits provides a forum for research, commentary, and creative work on topics related to the German-speaking world and the field of German Studies. Works presented in the publication come from a wide variety of genres including book reviews, poetry, essays, editorials, forum discussions, academic notes, lectures, and traditional peer-reviewed academic articles. In addition, we welcome contributions by journalists, librarians, archivists, and other commentators interested in German Studies broadly conceived. As a specifically transatlantic endeavor, we also highlight select topics in American Studies that impact German Studies. By publishing such a diverse array of material, we hope to demonstrate the extraordinary value of the humanities in general, and German Studies in particular, on a variety of intellectual and cultural levels. This issue features sections about German Studies approaches to media literacy, Stephen Dowden's book »Modernism and Mimesis« and the poetics of ambiguous memory.
