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Theatre in Vienna
A Critical History, 1776-1995
Av W. E. Yates, H. B. Nisbet m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
1010 kr
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This is the first general history in English of theatre in Vienna, the one German-speaking city which, in the eighteenth century and for most of the nineteenth, sustained a theatrical life comparable to that of Paris or London. The book covers this theatrical culture from the beginnings of modern …
Grillparzer: A Critical Introduction
Av W. E. Yates
Häftad, 2012
654 kr
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This 1972 text provides the student of German literature and European drama with a general introduction to Grillparzer's work. Dr Yates begins with a substantial biographical introduction which is one of the most detailed of its kind in any language. He then turns to the writings and introduces …
Nestroy: Satire and Parody in Viennese Popular Comedy
Av W. E. Yates
Häftad, 2012
654 kr
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Johann Nepomuk Nestroy (1801-1862), for a quarter of a century the dominant actor on the popular Viennese stage, was the author of over eighty dramatic works, all but one of them comedies in the local Viennese tradition. It was only in the twentieth century that Nestroy's influence, above all as a …
Margins of Dictatorship
Assent and Dissent in the Work of Guenter Eich and Bertolt Brecht
Av Matthew Philpotts, Hans S. Reiss m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
1312 kr
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In this study the author elaborates a comparative framework for analysing literary texts from the Third Reich and the GDR in terms of the extent of assent and/or dissent expressed through them towards the National Socialist and SED regimes. The author maps out areas of similarity and difference in …
Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg and the German Romantics
Av Eleoma Joshua, H. S. Reiss m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
800 kr
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This study examines the life and works of the poet Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg (1750-1819). It begins with an analysis of Stolberg’s essays on poetic expression in relation to Romantic thinking, and the impact of his poetic style on Novalis’s early poetry. Stolberg’s aesthetic education in …
Voices of Rebellion
Political Writing by Malwida von Meysenbug, Fanny Lewald, Johanna Kinkel and Louise Aston
Av Ruth Whittle, Debbie Pinfold m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
859 kr
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The German Revolution of 1848-49 offered a significant literary opportunity for all those interested in politics in general and the progress of women in society in particular. This book explores the work of a number of women who took up the challenge of breaking into the decidedly male preserve of …
Ambivalent Author
Five German Writers and their Jewish Characters, 1848-1914
Av Hannah Burdekin, W. E. Yates m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
824 kr
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This study addresses the problems raised by the ambivalent comments about or portrayals of the Jews to be found in the writings of Gustav Freytag, Wilhelm Raabe, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Theodor Fontane and the early Thomas Mann. Why was it that these supposedly tolerant and liberal-minded men …
«Zeitgeist» and «Zerrbild»
Word, Image and Idea in German Satire, 1800-1848
Av Frazer Clark, W. E. Yates m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
1020 kr
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This book examines the defining trends in German politics, history and thought between the Napoleonic wars and 1848, and reflects on how they shaped the verbal and visual satire of the age.Taking issue with the idea that German satire before 1848 is too fragmented for a coherent large-scale study, …
Prose Fiction of Louise von François (1817-1893)
Av Barbara Burns, W. E. Yates m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
570 kr
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Louise von François (1817-1893) was a German realist writer whose work appeared in several editions during her lifetime and was translated abroad. Her most famous novel, Die letzte Reckenburgerin, attracted significant critical attention from her contemporaries and was regarded as one of the most …
Yvan Goll – A Bibliography of the Primary Works
A Bibliography of the Primary Works
Av Andreas Kramer, Robert Vilain m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
810 kr
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This is the first complete bibliography of the writings of Yvan Goll (1891-1950), the French-German poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and translator. The first part gives full details of Goll’s publications during his lifetime, and includes books and pamphlets, contributions to periodicals, …
