| A New History of German Literature Contributor(s): Wellbery, David E. (Editor in Chief), Ryan, Judith (Editor), Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0674015037 ISBN-13: 9780674015036 Publisher: Belknap Press OUR PRICE: $55.44 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2005 Annotation: Gü nter Grass, Edward Dimendberg on Holocaust memorials. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Reference - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 830.9 |
| LCCN: 2004059590 |
| Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library |
| Physical Information: 2.07" H x 6.78" W x 10.24" (3.71 lbs) 1032 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The revolutionary spirit that animates the culture of the Germans has been alive for at least twelve centuries, far longer than the dramatically fragmented and reshaped political entity known as Germany. German culture has been central to Europe, and it has contributed the transforming spirit of Lutheran religion, the technology of printing as a medium of democracy, the soulfulness of Romantic philosophy, the structure of higher education, and the tradition of liberal socialism to the essential character of modern American life. In this book leading scholars and critics capture the spirit of this culture in some 200 original essays on events in German literary history. Rather than offering a single continuous narrative, the entries focus on a particular literary work, an event in the life of an author, a historical moment, a piece of music, a technological invention, even a theatrical or cinematic premiere. Together they give the reader a surprisingly unified sense of what it is that has allowed Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, Luther, Kant, Goethe, Beethoven, Benjamin, Wittgenstein, Jelinek, and Sebald to provoke and enchant their readers. From the earliest magical charms and mythical sagas to the brilliance and desolation of 20th-century fiction, poetry, and film, this illuminating reference book invites readers to experience the full range of German literary culture and to investigate for themselves its disparate and unifying themes. Contributors include: Amy M. Hollywood on medieval women mystics, Jan-Dirk M ller on Gutenberg, Marion Aptroot on the Yiddish Renaissance, Emery Snyder on the Baroque novel, J. B. Schneewind on Natural Law, Maria Tatar on the Grimm brothers, Arthur Danto on Hegel, Reinhold Brinkmann on Schubert, Anthony Grafton on Burckhardt, Stanley Corngold on Freud, Andreas Huyssen on Rilke, Greil Marcus on Dada, Eric Rentschler on Nazi cinema, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl on Hannah Arendt, Gordon A. Craig on G nter Grass, Edward Dimendberg on Holocaust memorials. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kaes, Anton: - Anton Kaes is Chancellor Professor of German and Film Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.Von Mucke, Dorothea E.: - Dorothea von Muecke is Professor of German Literature at Columbia University.Wellbery, David E.: - David E. Wellbery is LeRoy T. and Margaret Deffenbaugh Carlson University Professor, University of Chicago.Ryan, Judith: - Judith Ryan is the Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Harvard University.Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich: - Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht is Albert Guérard Professor of Literature at Stanford University. |