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Sex, Death, and Minuets
At one time a star in her own right as a singer, Anna Magdalena (1701–60) would go on to become, through her marriage to the older Johann Sebastian Bach, history’s most famous musical wife and mother. The two musical notebooks belonging to her continue to live on, beloved by millions of pianists young and old. Yet the pedagogical utility of this music—long associated with the sound of children practicing and mothers listening—has encouraged a rosy and one-sided view of Anna Magdalena as a model of German feminine domesticity. Sex, Death, and Minuets offers the first in-depth study of these notebooks and their owner, reanimating Anna Magdalena as a multifaceted historical subject—at...
Deutsches Bücherverzeichnis
Bde. 16, 18, 21, and 28 each contain section "Verlagsveränderüngen im deutschen Buchhandel."
Towards Emancipation
Focusing on feminism in Germany, Towards Emancipation examines some of the most influential women writers of the nineteenth century, from the late-Romantic writers, such as Bettina von Arnim and Johanna Schopenhauer, to writers who were active in the 1848 Revolution, such as Malwida von Meysenbug and Johanna Kinkel. The heart of the book is devoted to the leading proponents of emancipation, Hedwig Dohm, Helene Bohlau and the prolific Louise Otto-Peters, yet it also includes mainstream writers whose attitudes towards the movement range from lukewarm (the enormously popular Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach and Gabriele Reuter) to downright hostile (Lou Andreas-Salome and Franziska zu Reventlow).
Women and Gender in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia
This is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and multilingual bibliography on "Women and Gender in East Central Europe and the Balkans (Vol. 1)" and "The Lands of the Former Soviet Union (Vol. 2)" over the past millennium. The coverage encompasses the relevant territories of the Russian, Hapsburg, and Ottoman empires, Germany and Greece, and the Jewish and Roma diasporas. Topics range from legal status and marital customs to economic participation and gender roles, plus unparalleled documentation of women writers and artists, and autobiographical works of all kinds. The volumes include approximately 30,000 bibliographic entries on works published through the end of 2000, as well as web sites and unpublished dissertations. Many of the individual entries are annotated with brief descriptions of major works and the tables of contents for collections and anthologies. The entries are cross-referenced and each volume includes indexes.
Women and Philosophy in Eighteenth-century Germany
This volume showcases the vibrant and diverse contributions made to philosophy by women in 18th-century Germany and explores their under-appreciated influence upon the course of modern philosophy. Thirteen women are profiled and their work on topics in logic, metaphysics, aesthetics, and moral and political philosophy is discussed.
Women and the Reformation
Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Explores the new and expanded role as core participants in Christian life that women experienced during the Reformation Examines diverse individual stories from women of the times, ranging from biographical sketches of the ex-nun Katharina von Bora Luther and Queen Jeanne d’Albret, to the prophetess Ursula Jost and the learned Olimpia Fulvia Morata Brings together social history and theology to provide a groundbreaking volume on the theological effects that these women had on Christian life and spirituality Accompanied by a website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/stjerna offering student’s access to the writings by the women featured in the book
Tracing Wiener Werkstätte Textiles
Wiener Werkstätte: Textiles and their design This book presents new research and archival findings on the textile and fashion designs of the Wiener Werkstätte movement (1903–1932). Textile specialists, art and design historians offer insights into the most important collections and archives in Austria, Switzerland, and the US. The publication explores works by lesser-known female textile artists; the influence of Eastern European folk art, Japanese patterns, and ornamentation textbooks on textile designs; applications in fashion, interior design, film, theater; and marketing strategies used to enter new markets in the US. It includes numerous illustrations of textile samples, many drawn ...
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Eine Bibliographie
Mit diesem Band steht der Literaturwissenschaft erstmals ein bibliographisches Hilfsmittel zu Leben und Werk Marie von Ebner-Eschenbachs (1830-1916) zur Verfügung. In über 1200 chronologisch sortierten Haupttiteln ist sowohl die Primär- als auch die Sekundärliteratur bis zum Jahr 1998 verzeichnet, getrennt in Publikationen "In vita" und "Postuma". Neben ausgewählten zeitgenössischen Rezensionen sind hierbei die Erstveröffentlichungen von besonderer Bedeutung, die erstmalig nachgewiesen werden und die künstlerische Entwicklung der Ebner-Eschenbach spiegeln. Ein ausführliches Personen- und Werkregister erschließt die Bibliographie.
Lotti, die Uhrmacherin
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach erzählt in ihrem Roman von einer ungewöhnlichen Frau, die sich im ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert in einer Männerdomäne zu behaupten weiß. Lotti Feßler, die wie die Autorin eine Ausbildung zur Uhrmacherin macht und anschließend in der Großstadt Wien als Handwerkerin arbeitet, bleibt sich auch in ihren sozialen Beziehungen treu und verfolgt selbstbewusst und unabhängig ihren eigenen Weg. Mit einem Nachwort und Anmerkungen.
