Humor And Irony In Nineteenth Century German Women S Writing

Author : Helen Chambers
Publisher : Camden House
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1571133046

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Humor and Irony in Nineteenth-century German Women's Writing by Helen Chambers Pdf

Brings to light unsuspectedly rich sources of humor in the works of prominent nineteenth-century women writers. Nineteenth-century German literature is seldom seen as rich in humor and irony, and women's writing from that period is perhaps even less likely to be seen as possessing those qualities. Yet since comedy is bound to societal norms, and humor and irony are recognized weapons of the weak against authority, what this innovative study reveals should not be surprising: women writers found much to laugh at in a bourgeois age when social constraints, particularlyon women, were tight. Helen Chambers analyzes prose fiction by leading female writers of the day who prominently employ humor and irony. Arguing that humor and irony involve cognitive and rational processes, she highlights the inadequacy of binary theories of gender that classify the female as emotional and the male as rational. Chambers focuses on nine women writers: Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Ida Hahn-Hahn, Ottilie Wildermuth, Helene Böhlau, Marie vonEbner-Eschenbach, Ada Christen, Clara Viebig, Isolde Kurz, and Ricarda Huch. She uncovers a rich seam of unsuspected or forgotten variety, identifies fresh avenues of approach, and suggests a range of works that merit a place onuniversity reading lists and attention in scholarly studies. Helen Chambers is Professor of German at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK.

Author : Lynne Tatlock,Kurt Beals
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781640141001

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German Literature As a Transnational Field of Production, 1848-1919 by Lynne Tatlock,Kurt Beals Pdf

A collection of new essays bringing into view the push and pull of the national and the international in the German-language cultural field of the period. The cultural formations of the so-called Age of Nationalism (1848-1919) have shaped German-language literary studies to the present day, for better or worse. Literary histories, German self-representations, the view from abroad - all of these perspectives offer images of a culture ever more concerned with formulating a coherent, nationally focused idea of its origins, history, and cultural community. But even in this historical moment the German-speaking territories were not culturally self-contained; international forces always played a significant role in the constitution of the so-called "German" literary and cultural field. This volume rethinks the historical period with fourteen case studies that bring into view the push and pull of the national and international in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, undertaking a reframing of literary-cultural history that recognizes the interrelatedness of literatures and cultures across political and linguistic boundaries. Viewing even overtly national literary and cultural projects as belonging to an international system, these case studies examine the interrelations, organization, and positioning of the agents, forces, enterprises, and processes that constituted the German-language literary-cultural field, locating these ostensibly national developments within an inter- or even anti-national context.

Author : Martina Kessel,Patrick Merziger
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781442695139

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The Politics of Humour by Martina Kessel,Patrick Merziger Pdf

The period between the First World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall is often characterized as the age of extremes—while this era witnessed unprecedented violence and loss of human life, it also saw a surge in humorous entertainment in both democratic and authoritarian societies. The Politics of Humour examines how works such as satirical magazines and comedy films were used both to reaffirm group identity and to exclude those who did not belong. The essays in this collection analyse the political and social context of comedy in Europe and the United States, exploring topics ranging from the shifting targets of ethnic jokes to the incorporation of humour into wartime broadcasting and the uses of satire as a means of resistance. Comedy continues to define the nature of group membership today, and The Politics of Humour offers an intriguing look at how entertainment helped everyday people make sense of the turmoil of the twentieth century.

Author : Richard D. Sylvester
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253012593

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Rachmaninoff's Complete Songs by Richard D. Sylvester Pdf

Sergei Rachmaninoff—the last great Russian romantic and arguably the finest pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries—wrote 83 songs, which are performed and beloved throughout the world. Like German Lieder and French mélodies, the songs were composed for one singer, accompanied by a piano. In this complete collection, Richard D. Sylvester provides English translations of the songs, along with accurate transliterations of the original texts and detailed commentary. Since Rachmaninoff viewed these "romances" primarily as performances and painstakingly annotated the scores, this volume will be especially valuable for students, scholars, and practitioners of voice and piano.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UCAL:B5403350

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Monatshefte by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charlotte Woodford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351191296

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Women, Emancipation and the German Novel 1871-1910 by Charlotte Woodford Pdf

"In novels written at the end of the long nineteenth century, women in Germany and Austria engaged with some of the most pressing social questions of the modern age. Charlotte Woodford analyses a wide range of such works, many of them largely forgotten, in the context of the contemporary cultural discourses that informed their creation, such as writings on pacifism and socialism, prostitution, birth control and sexually transmitted diseases. Women's experience of contemporary medicine as patients and doctors is a fascinating theme, treated here by several authors. Through a close reading of works by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Minna Kautsky, Gabriele Reuter, Helene Bohlau, Ilse Frapan, Hedwig Dohm, Lou Andreas-Salome, and others, this study shows how writers' determination to validate women's experience of the problems of modernity informed the aesthetic development of the novel by women."

Author : Helen Fronius
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781351565622

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German Women's Writing of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries by Helen Fronius Pdf

German women writers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries have been the subject of feminist literary critical and historical studies for around thirty years. This volume, with contributions from an international group of scholars, takes stock of what feminist literary criticism has achieved in that time and reflects on future trends in the field. Offering both theoretical perspectives and individual case studies, the contributors grapple with the difficulties of appraising 'non-feminist' women writers and genres from a feminist perspective and present innovative approaches to research in early women's writing. This inclusive and cross- disciplinary collection of essays will enrich the study of German women's writing of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and contribute to contemporary debates in feminist literary criticism. Anna Richards is Lecturer in German at Birkbeck College, University of London. Helen Fronius is College Lecturer in German at Keble College, University of Oxford.

Author : Vance Byrd,Ervin Malakaj
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783110660142

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Market Strategies and German Literature in the Long Nineteenth Century by Vance Byrd,Ervin Malakaj Pdf

Building upon recent German Studies research addressing the industrialization of printing, the expansion of publication venues, new publication formats, and readership, Market Strategies maps a networked literary field in which the production, promotion, and reception of literature from the Enlightenment to World War II emerges as a collaborative enterprise driven by the interests of actors and institutions. These essays demonstrate how a network of authors, editors, and publishers devised mutually beneficial and, at times, conflicting strategies for achieving success on the rapidly evolving nineteenth-century German literary market. In particular, the contributors consider how these actors shaped a nineteenth-century literary market, which included the Jewish press, highbrow and lowbrow genres, and modernist publications. They explore the tensions felt as markets expanded and restrictions were imposed, which yielded resilient new publication strategies, fostered criticism, and led to formal innovations. The volume thus serves as major contribution to interdisciplinary research in nineteenth-century German literary, media, and cultural studies.

Author : Hilary Brown
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 3039103016

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Landmarks in German Women's Writing by Hilary Brown Pdf

This volume focuses on twelve women writers from the Middle Ages to the present day who have made a major contribution to German literature. The essays place the writers in the context of their period and examine how their position as women affected what they wrote and the reception of their texts.

Author : Women in German Yearbook
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1993-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0803297548

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Women in German Yearbook by Women in German Yearbook Pdf

"The only German literature journal that presents a coherently feminist perspective and that serves as a forum for feminist voices."_Susanne Zantop, Dartmouth College

Author : Anonim
Publisher : K.G. Saur Verlag
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 3598694539

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2009 by Anonim Pdf

Reviews are an important aspect of scholarly discussion because they help filter out which works are relevant in the yearly flood of publications and are thus influential in determining how a work is received. The IBR, published again since 1971 as an interdisciplinary, international bibliography of reviews, it is a unique source of bibliographical information. The database contains entries on over 1.2 million book reviews of literature dealing primarily with the humanities and social sciences published in 6,820, mainly European scholarly journals. Reviews of more than 560,000 scholarly works are listed. The database increases every year by 60,000 entries. Every entry contains the following information: On the work reviewed: author, title On the review: reviewer, periodical (year, edition, page, ISSN), language, subject area (in German, English, Italian) Publisher, address of journal

Author : Katharina M. Wilson,Paul Schlueter,June Schlueter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135616700

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Women Writers of Great Britain and Europe by Katharina M. Wilson,Paul Schlueter,June Schlueter Pdf

A valuable survey and reference resource It is hard to imagine a more needed and more useful literary reference work than this one, which gives students and readers quick access to the lives and work of a wide range of notable female writers from England and the Continent, from Aphra Behn to Emily Bronte, from Simone de Beauvoir to Isak Dinesen, from Bridget of Sweden to Hannah Arendt. Writers in more than 30 languages are included: French, Czech, Greek, Italian, Swedish, Spanish, German, Russian, Portuguese, Serbian, Catalan, Arabic, Hebrew, Dutch, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovak, and more. Covers 1,500 years and all major genres Going back 15 centuries, the Encyclopedia covers the authors of novels, short stories, poetry, plays, criticism, social commentary, feminist manifestos, romances, mysteries, memoirs, children's literature, biography, and other genres. In signed entries, some of which are mini-essays, experts in the field examine writers' lives and achievements, comment on individual works, place artistic efforts in historical context, provide insights and analyses, and present more information than can be easily found elsewhere without undertaking more exhaustive research. Each entry is followed by a bibliography of primary works. Indexed by language, nationality, genre, and century. Spotlights the interesting lives of notable writers In these pages students and readers will meet hundreds of interesting women writers who made lasting contributions to the intellectual and popular culture of their countries while often leading fascinating lives, among them: * AGATHA CHRISTIE , who wrote her first book in response to her sister's demand for a detective story that was harder to solve than the popular fiction of her day, and whose work has been translated in more languages than Shakespeare's. * HILDEGARD VON BINGEN , the 12th-century German mystic, who wrote profusely as a prophet, a poet, a dramatist, a physician, and a political moralist, often communicated with popes and princes, and exerted a tremendous influence on the Western Europe of her time * MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY, whose 1818 masterpiece Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus became a literary sensation around the world * ILSE BLUMENTHAL-WEISS, one of the few concentration camp survivors to memorialize the victims of the Holocaust in German verse * LINA WERTMULLER, who in addition to her work in films, has written plays for the stage and a novel, and who once was a member of a short-lived puppet theater that staged the works of Kafka. Special features: Ideal for quick reference and student research * Multicultural-covers over 30 languages and 15 centuries * Includes many contemporary writers * Provides essential biographic data on each writer * Each entry is followed by a chronological listing of the writer's published book-length works * Offers critical evaluations of major works * Indexes help find writers by country...research by time period...survey genres...focus on languages

Author : John C. Fout
Publisher : Holmes & Meier Publishers
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Women
ISBN : UVA:X000866079

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German Women in the Nineteenth Century by John C. Fout Pdf

This book is divided into two parts. The first focuses on middle and upper class German women and the second on working class women. The book addresses a range of important topics including growing up female in 19th century Germany, the impact of agrarian change on women's work and child care, female political opposition in pre-1849 Germany, women's role in working class families in the 1890s, women's education and reading habits, and Jewish women and assimilation.

Author : Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : 0226400662

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Respectability and Deviance by Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres Pdf

The first major study in English of 19th-century German women writers, this book examines their social and cultural milieu along with the layers of interpretation and representation that inform their writing. The author demonstrates that these writings provide an extensive and informative look at an exciting and transformative epoch that so much shaped our own. 16 photos.

Author : Modern Humanities Research Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art and society
ISBN : IND:30000126337934

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From 'Ausgleich' to 'Jahrhundertwende' by Modern Humanities Research Association Pdf