Kleist in France
From Madame de Staël, Dumas, and Taine, to Giraudoux, Adamov, Ionesco, and the existentialists, this study provides a fascinating account of the progress of Kleist's reception in France from complete rejection in 1807 to spectacular critical and...
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From Madame de Staël, Dumas, and Taine, to Giraudoux, Adamov, Ionesco, and the existentialists, this study provides a fascinating account of the progress of Kleist's reception in France from complete rejection in 1807 to spectacular critical and public acclaim in the 1950s. Richardson argues that Kleist's success in France disproves the traditional idea that his work is "unexportable" and shows the conditions that led to his positive reception outside Germany.
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The Maiden of Orleans : A Romantic Tragedy
First published as an American contribution to the 1959 bicentennial celebration of Friedrich Schiller's birth, Krumpelmann's translation of the poet's Joan of Arc drama retains the iambic pentameter of the original. This revised second edition,...
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First published as an American contribution to the 1959 bicentennial celebration of Friedrich Schiller's birth, Krumpelmann's translation of the poet's Joan of Arc drama retains the iambic pentameter of the original. This revised second edition, published in 1962 following critical acclaim, corrects typographical errors and includes some changes to the text.
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Ballad of the Buried Life
A news item concerning six German soldiers trapped for years in the army food storage bunker provided Rudolf Hagelstange with a plot and an effective symbol to express the tensions, emotions, and paradoxes of modern man's being. In this volume the...
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A news item concerning six German soldiers trapped for years in the army food storage bunker provided Rudolf Hagelstange with a plot and an effective symbol to express the tensions, emotions, and paradoxes of modern man's being. In this volume the poet Herman Salinger translates Hagelstange's poem into verse with the original German on facing pages. An introductory essay by Charles W. Hoffmann gives context on Hagelstange and the ballad.
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The Nibelungenlied Today : Its Substance, Essence, and Significance
This thorough study of the moral values of the "Nibelungen" and of their paradoxical behavior posits the work as an indictment of a society that results time and again in collective human tragedy. Told with tragic insight, yet sympathetically, the...
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This thorough study of the moral values of the "Nibelungen" and of their paradoxical behavior posits the work as an indictment of a society that results time and again in collective human tragedy. Told with tragic insight, yet sympathetically, the epic may well be described as the story of man, the victim of himself. Mueller analyzes the work in three chapters, focused on substance, essence and significance, in order to make the epic poem relevant to a modern audience.
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Music of the Minnesinger and Early Meistersinger : A Bibliography
Originally published in 1962, this complete bibliography of the music of the Minnesinger provided an essential tool for scholars of medieval German literature. The songs are listed in alphabetical order by composer along with information on the...
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Originally published in 1962, this complete bibliography of the music of the Minnesinger provided an essential tool for scholars of medieval German literature. The songs are listed in alphabetical order by composer along with information on the manuscript and folio, ascription, and publication. A list of manuscripts organized by library as well as the chief books and articles dealing with this material is included.
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Ivo Andrić. Studien ueber seine Erzaehlkunst
In dieser Arbeit wird der Versuch unternommen, dem besonderen Weltverständnis des Dichters auf analytischem Wege nahezukommen, von der Voraussetzung ausgehend, dass jedes Kunstwerk eine eigengesetzliche Ganzheit darstellt. Im Ganzen handelt es sich...
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In dieser Arbeit wird der Versuch unternommen, dem besonderen Weltverständnis des Dichters auf analytischem Wege nahezukommen, von der Voraussetzung ausgehend, dass jedes Kunstwerk eine eigengesetzliche Ganzheit darstellt. Im Ganzen handelt es sich um etwa fünfzig Erzählungen aus der Zeit von 1920 bis 1954, eine Auswahl, die groß genug ist, um als repräsentativ gelten zu können, gleichzeitig aber zu groß, als dass eine erschöpfende Behandlung möglich wäre.
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