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Color and Light in the Writings of Eduard Von Keyserling
This study of Eduard von Keyserling's (1855-1918) fiction and art criticism provides the reader with not only a thorough understanding of color and light in the author's works but also brief comparisons of the use of these elements among some of Keyserling's German and Danish contemporaries. Various purposes behind color and light imagery are defined and illustrated across von Keyserling's writings, with a subsequent review of stylistic techniques and descriptive objects that are most prominently allied to colors and light. A concluding summary of various aspects of the investigation calls into question the appropriateness of the «Impressionist» label for von Keyserling and the theory that his going blind had significant impact on the visual imagery in his work.
Waves
First published on the eve of the First World War, Keyserling's masterpiece offers a vivid portrait of a society on the verge of dissolution. A group of German aristocrats gathers at a seaside village on the Baltic Sea for a summer holiday in the early years of the twentieth century. The characters represent a cross-section of the upper classes of imperial Germany: a philandering baron, his jealous wife, a gallant cavalry officer, the elderly widow of a general, a cynical government official, a lady’s companion. Their lives, even on holiday, are regulated by rigid protocol and archaic codes of honour. But their quiet, disciplined world is thrown into disarray by the unexpected presence of ...
The German Gesellschaftsroman at the Turn of the Century
This study compares the presentation of certain basic themes in the society novels of Fontane with the intensified portrayal of very similar themes in the works of Keyserling. It points to the ascendancy from Fontane to Keyserling, reflected in the more extreme expression and increased sharpness of social criticism as this genre enters the twentieth century.
Dumala
Pastor Werner aus Dumala vollzieht seinen Dienst an der Gemeinde pflichtschuldig und mit ganzem Herzen. Somit wird er unfreiwillig auch zum Abnehmer der dörflichen Beichten. Er nennt es "Barmherzigkeitssport"; von der untreuen Ehefrau bis zum betrogenen Ehemann, von der Erbschleicherei bis zum Testamentsbetrug ist alles dabei. Schließlich kommt es, wie es kommen musste: Der Pastor will den Wahrheitsgehalt einer Beichte des notorischen Dorftrinkers überprüfen. Hätte er es lassen sollen? Wie viel kann man am Ende eines Tages wirklich von einem Menschen wissen? Null Papier Verlag
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European Elites and Ideas of Empire, 1917-1957
Explores European civilisation as a concept of twentieth-century political practice and the project of a transnational network of European elites. This title is available as Open Access.
