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Articles investigating important themes and structures in the works of major German writers from the eighteenth century to the present day.

Investigation of the work of Wolfgang Borchert, the Second World War German poet and dramatist.

First book in English devoted to Johannes Schlaf, the 19th-century German playwright, bringing fresh insights to the whole movement of German naturalist drama.

First English translation of a small masterpiece of the German Enlightenment.

A critical re-examination of the most pivotal of German female authors of the Enlightenment, focusing on her letters and plays.

Pursues the unresolved question of Canetti's place as a cultural and civilizational critic.

The influence of German literature and philosophy on American intellectuals in 19th-century New England.

A look at neglected aspects of the early career of one of the premier poets of the German language.

A comprehensive reconsideration of the myth of Goethe's Weimar, occasioned by the 1999 celebrations of Goethe's 250th birthday.

The first full-length study of the literary criticism on the works of the controversial twentieth-century German writer Hans Henny Jahnn.

A fresh collection of essays on the work of one of the leading figures of the Viennese fin de siecle.

The German fascination with Italy, as seen in Goethe's Italian Journey and in a number of literary reactions to it.

New studies of both Goethe's relationship to the English-speaking world and its perception of Goethe and his works.

A comprehensive introduction to the works and vision of the German writer, director, and political activist.

Insightful essays on the striking resemblances between the Viennese literary/cultural scene in 1900 and 100 years later.

Examines the image of the US in German poetry and the reception and influence of American poetry in Germany since 1945.

New view of the prominent German poet, with new research on his activities during the Nazi period and his pre-1945 poetry.

A survey of 17th- to 20th-century German dramatic works that not only treat historical events but yield a historical experience.

First comparative study of an unlikely group of authors: 18th-century women peasants.

Explores the traditional bias against women's drama and asks to what extent women playwrights have been able to overcome it.

Contemporary connections between German directors and Hollywood and their implications for German, American, and transnational film.

The German protest song from the 1960s through the 1990s and how it carried forth traditions of earlier periods.

A new reading of Grass's novel, emphasizing its treatment of the Nazi ideology of race and eugenics as it applied to "asocials."

A lively, comprehensive account of recent developments in German fiction.

Offers a broader, more contextualized understanding of the function of ordeals in medieval literature and society.

Challenges traditional views of Kleist by situating his work in relation to the political and philosophical debates of his age.

Examines how uses of fictional storytelling reflect the secularization process that coincided with the rise of the modern novel.

A look at the dismissal of Virgil by 18th-century poets, who nevertheless continued to be influenced by his works.

First English translation of Heine's controversial though masterful polemic, with introduction and commentary.

First scholarly monograph devoted to Klee's poetry illuminates the reciprocity of poetry and painting in Klee's creative world and in early modernism.