| The Shifting Fortunes of Wilhelm Raabe Contributor(s): Sammons, Jeffrey L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1879751089 ISBN-13: 9781879751088 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 833.8 |
| LCCN: 91-34090 |
| Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.9" W x 6" (0.65 lbs) 178 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wilhem Raabe (1831-1910), the most gifted German novelist between Goethe and Fontane, was a kind of German Victorian writer, a counterpart to Dickens and Thackeray, by whom he was profoundly influenced. The reassessment and upgrading of his literary achievement has been one of the liveliest topics of German literary scholarship - much influenced by British and American contributions - of the last thirty years. This process has involved a rescue from a cult of idolatry that grew up around his death and evolved into a Nazi allegiance that for a time sank his reputation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sammons, Jeffrey L.: - Jeffrey L. Sammons is Professor Emeritus, Yale University |