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The Book’s Road in the Age of Digitization
Although every area of life is permeated by digital processes, the majority of Germans seem to resist digital alternatives with regard to the activity of reading. The printed book continues to enjoy much greater popularity than the eBook. This seems surprising, since the entire communication behavior has moved to digital devices. So what lies behind this? Why are there still printed books in digital times? Previous studies of the printed book have focused primarily on its media future, as this seemed threatened by digitization. In this work, Janina Krieger instead examines the past from three perspectives in order to gain insights into the present. While other studies always chose one method and these mostly belonged to the quantitative approach, here three subjects are identified, which are examined with different methods and in their combination can provide an answer to the research question: the consumers of literature (the readers), literature itself (the selected genre is the novel), and the media theories of the 20th century, which have already dealt with media change.
The Hero in Contemporary American Fiction
This book sets out to write nothing short of a new theory of the heroic for today's world. It delves into the "why" of the hero as a natural companion piece to the "how" of the hero as written by Northrop Frye and Joseph Campbell over half a century ago. The novels of Saul Bellow and Don DeLillo serve as an anchor to the theory as it challenges our notions of what is heroic about nymphomaniacs, Holocaust survivors, spurious academics, cult followers, terrorists, celebrities, photographers and writers of novels who all attempt to claim the right to be "hero."
Changing the World, Changing Oneself
A captivating time, the 60s and 70s now draw more attention than ever. The first substantial work by historians has appeared only in the last few years, and this volume offers an important contribution. These meticulously researched essays offer new perspectives on the Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s through the perspective of the youth movements that shook the U.S., Western Europe, and beyond. These movements led to the transformation of diplomatic relations and domestic political cultures, as well as ideas about democracy and who best understood and promoted it. Bringing together scholars of several countries and many disciplines, this volume also uniquely features the reflections of former activists.
German-speaking Exiles in Great Britain
Explores the significance of particular British institutions which offered support and encouragement to those who had fled from Germany and Austria, and analyzes the Thomas Mann Newsletter, a refugee publication. Deals with individual refugees who were important contributors to the story of exile in Britain, and focuses on the Austrian aspect of exile in Britain, with emphasis on literature intended for Austrian children and adolescents and on the importance of the Austrian Center. Concludes with an introduction to the exile holdings at the Institute of Germanic Studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
James Baldwin
"Papers of a symposium set up by the German-American Institute in Heidelberg". --Publisher.
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Saul Bellow and the Struggle at the Center
Based upon the autumn 1984 issue of Studies in the Literary Imagination, this volume retains some earlier essays and adds new examinations of the entire oeuvre of Bellow. There are essays by recognized scholars as well as several by emerging Bellow scholars. As a continuing examination of a living writer, this collection will serve to address questions that the volume editor has determined are of most importance. Eugene Hollahan has written, wherever Bellow's philosophical development has led him, we must look at his latest novel to discover that position.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature
You're no idiot, of course. You know that Samuel Clemens had a better-known pen name, Moby Dick is a famous whale, and the Raven only said,"Nevermore." But when it comes to understanding the great works of Mark Twain, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe, you'd rather rent the videos than head to your local library. Don't tear up your library card yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature teaches you all about the rich tradition of American prose and poetry, so you can fully appreciate its magnificent diversity.
Handbook of American-Jewish Literature
The title is perhaps a bit deceptive, for this is assuredly more than `handbook' might indicate. . . . Fried's anthology is a truly complex work, bringing together eighteen essays of mostly uniform high quality, and masses of bibliographic resources to present a comprehensive overview. . . . Fried's book does not present the original works themselves, but rather culls mostly outstanding essays on the prose, poetry, drama, and literary criticism produced by Jewish writers in America from the final decades of the last century to the present. Studies in American Jewish Literature Focusing on the Jewish contribution to American writing, this guide offers a comprehensive view of Jewish identity a...
