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Mother Courage & The Caucasian Chalk Circleby Denis M. Calandra
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 1.95Using strong metaphors as a way to create a clear anti-illusionistic atmosphere, Brecht's works highlight humans' eternal grappling with their environment to get ahead in the world; nowhere is this more evident in Mother Courage and The Caucasian Chalk Circle . more...
All Quiet on the Western Frontby E.M. Remarque
Taylor & Francis 1984; US$ 39.95Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. more...
Don Carlos and Mary Stuartby J. C. F. von Schiller; Hilary Collier Sy-Quia; Peter Oswald
Oxford University Press, UK 1996; US$ 8.95Don Carlos and Mary Stuart, two of German literature's greatest dramas, deal with the timeless issues of power, freedom, and justice.These new translations into blank verse are accurate, elegant, and playable. The introduction, notes, and chronology set the plays in their cultural and intellectual background, while a family tree explains the historical relationship between Don Carlos and Mary Stuart. - ;Don Carlos and Mary Stuart, two of German literature's greatest dramas, deal with the timeless issues of power, freedom, and justice.Dating from 1787 and 1800 respectively, one play was written before the French Revolution, the other in its aftermath. Both dramatize periods of crisis in sixteenth-century Europe, and in doing so reflect... more...
Performing Brechtby Margaret Eddershaw
Routledge 1996; US$ 42.95An unprecedented history of the production of Brecht's plays in Britain over the last forty years. Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond. more...
Henrik Ibsenby Michael Egan
Routledge 1997; US$ 360.00Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906). Norwegian dramatist, generally acknowledged as the founder of modern prose drama. Writings include: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Rosmersholm . Volume covers period 1872-1906. more...
Medieval German Literatureby Marion Gibbs; Sidney M. Johnson
Routledge 2000; US$ 41.95This comprehensive survey examines Germanic literature from the eighth century to the early fifteenth century. The authors treat the large body of late-medieval lyric poetry in detail for the first time. more...
Hesse's Steppenwolf & Siddharthaby Carolyn R. Welch
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95CliffsNotes on Hesse's Steppenwolf and Siddhartha includes introductions to both novels, lists of characters, critical analysis of the novels, and character analyses. more...
Remargue's All Quiet on the Western Front by Susan Van Kirk
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 5.99This war novel is actually an anti-war novel, tracing the lives and losses of a young group of soldiers caught in the brutality of World War I. Gripping, realistic, and searing with a vision inconsistent with post-war German character, this book caused Remarque to receive death threats and to leave Germany to live and work in Hollywood. This concise supplement to Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front helps students understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. more...
Kafka's The Trialby Herberth Czermak
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99Kafka's books are filled with the blurring of reality and dreams. The "real" world is never enough for Kafka's characters, and they are always left yearning for a firm metaphysical anchor that they can never quite grasp. This book describes a man's persecution by an overwhelming power. more...
CliffsNotes On Ibsen's A Doll's House and Hedda Gablerby Marianne Sturman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on A Doll's House & Hedda Gabler takes you into Henrick Ibsen's dramatic plays, controversial theater productions that inflamed audience reactions in the nineteenth century. A Doll's House follows the story of a housewife who emerges from the confinement of her married life to confront the conditions of the outside world. Typical of Ibsen's dramas, Hedda Gabler portrays a depraved world in which women in particular submit to unsatisfying socially imposed roles. Summaries and expert commentaries cover each act within both plays; other features that help you figure out these important works include Life... more...