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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...
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...
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...
Und Sagte Kein Einziges Wortby Heinrich Boll
Routledge 1988; 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...
Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Traditionby Judith Ryan; H. B. Nisbet; Martin Swales; Theodore J. Ziolkowski
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 40.00Judith Ryan traces Rilke's development from aestheticism to modernism, paying special attention to the way his work engages with other poetry and visual arts. Rilke is now the most widely-read and influential German-language poet, and this study is full of new discoveries about his innovative and often profoundly moving poems. more...
Brecht Sourcebookby Carol Martin; Henry Bial
Routledge 1999; US$ 45.95A fascinating anthology that brings together in one volume many of the most important articles written about Brecht between 1957 and 1997. An ideal companion to Brecht's plays and an invaluable reconsideration of his work. more...
Ansichten Eines Clownsby Heinrich Boll
Taylor & Francis 1985; 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...
The Cambridge Companion to Kafkaby Julian Preece
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 26.00Offers a comprehensive account of his life and work, providing a rounded contemporary appraisal of Central Europe's most distinctive Modernist. Contributions cover all the key texts, and discuss Kafka's writing in a variety of critical contexts such as feminism, deconstruction, psycho-analysis, Marxism, Jewish studies. more...