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  • Lyrik (Minnesang - Sangspruch - Meistergesang) und Dramatikby

    De Gruyter 2012; US$ 377.00

    Volume 4 contains articles on all secular lyric forms of medieval literature, from the beginnings in 12th century up to the late forms of Meistergesang. References illuminate the lyric forms in the religious writings in volumes 1 and 2. The emerging dramatic forms of medieval literature are also covered, including numerous references to the religious... more...

  • German Literature Through Nazi Eyes (Responding to Fascism Vol 10)by G H Atkins

    Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 103.95

    The influence of Nazism on German culture was a key concern for many Anglo-American writers, who struggled to reconcile the many contributions of Germany to European civilization, with the barbarity of the new regime. In German Literature Through Nazi Eyes , H.G. Atkins gives an account of how the Nazis undertook a re-evaluation of German literature,... more...

  • Die Karlamagnús-Saga I und ihre altfranzösische Vorlageby Gustav Adolf Beckmann

    De Gruyter 2008; US$ 105.00

    The 13th century Old Norse Karlamagnús-Saga, a monumental biography of Charlemagne from translated and adapted French Caroline epics such as the Chanson de Roland, is a fascinating example of intensive reception at a distance. Its first branch appears to pre-empt the whole in a compressed form, and has thus been puzzling scholars for more than a century.... more...

  • History of German Literatureby Wolfgang Beutin; Klaus Ehlert; Wolfgang Emmerich; Helmut Hoffacker; Bernd Lutz; Volker Meid; Ralf Schnell; Peter Stein; Inge Stephan

    Taylor and Francis 1993; US$ 225.00

    A classic work in its first translation into English. The volume traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is both a scholarly study and an invaluable reference work for students. more...

  • Henrik Ibsenby Michael Egan

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    This set comprises 40 volumes covering 19th and 20th century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set, mini boxed sets (by theme) or as individual volumes. This second set complements the first 68 volume set of Critical Heritage published by Routledge in October 1995. more...

  • Fabeln, Mären, Schwänke und Legenden im Mittelalterby Otfrid Ehrismann

    WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 13.04

    Hauptbeschreibung Fabeln, Mären, Schwänke und Legenden gehörten in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit zu den beliebtesten Erzählformaten überhaupt. Es handelt sich dabei um kurze Texte, die ihr Publikum unterhalten, belehren oder erbauen wollten und deshalb auch heute noch einen verlässlichen Einblick in die zeitgenössische Kultur- und Mentalitätsgeschichte... more...

  • Deutschsprachige Literatur(en) seit 1989by Norbert Otto Eke; Stefan Elit

    Erich Schmidt Verlag 2012; US$ 88.65

    Hauptbeschreibung Zwei Jahrzehnte nach dem Ende der deutsch-deutschen Teilung scheint es an der Zeit, sich der/den deutschsprachigen Literatur/en seit 1989 allgemeiner und grundsätzlicher zuzuwenden. Das vorliegende Sonderheft der ZfdPh richtet den Blick auf die Entwicklungen und Transformationen dieser neuesten Literaturepoche in statu nascendi;... more...

  • Neulektüren - New Readingsby Norbert Otto Eke; Gerhard P. Knapp

    Editions Rodopi 2009; US$ 112.00

    Die Einsicht in die Polyvalenz poetischer Texte zähmt die noch jeder Form diskursiver Analyse von Kunstwerken eigene Tendenz, Sinn und Bedeutung festzuschreiben. Im Spannungsfeld zwischen der anarchischen “Lust am Text“ (Roland Barthes) und der “Wut des Verstehens“ (Jochen Hörisch) behaupten sich die ‘Lektüren’,... more...

  • Global Ibsenby Erika Fischer-Lichte; Barbara Gronau; Christel Weiler

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 138.00

    Ibsen?s plays rank among those most frequently performed world-wide, rivaled only by Brecht, Chekhov, Shakespeare, and the Greek tragedies. By the time Ibsen died in 1906, his plays had already conquered the theaters of the Western world. Inviting rapturous praise as well as fierce controversy, they were performed in Europe, North America, and Australia,... more...

  • Der Narziss Peer Gyntby Brigitte Fochler

    Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 52.40

    Hauptbeschreibung Der "Narziss Peer Gynt" widmet sich einem Aspekt von Henrik Ibsens Peer Gynt, der bisher in der deutschsprachigen Literatur kaum behandelt wurde. Der Fokus dieser Arbeit liegt auf der psychologischen Dimension Peer Gynts, die sich einerseits aus den Parallelen von Ibsens und Peers Leben, andererseits aus Ibsens Persönlichkeitsveränderung... more...