Bøger af Richard T. Gray

Examines the discourses of aesthetics and philosophy alongside economic thought, arguing that their domains are not mutually exclusive. Based on readings of canonical literary and philosophical texts, the author explores how this confluence led to a rich cross-fertilization between economic and literary thought in Germany between 1770-1850.

Known for depicting alienation, frustration, and the victimization of the individual by impenetrable bureaucracies, Kafka's works have given rise to the term Kafkaesque. This encyclopedia details Kafka's life and writings. Included are more than 800 alphabetically arranged entries on his works, characters, family members and acquaintances, themes, and other topics. Most of the entries cite works for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography.

The series Studien zur deutschen Literatur (Studies in German Literature) presents outstanding analyses of German-speaking literature from the early modern period to the present day. It particularly embraces comparative, cultural and historical-epistemological questions and serves as a tradition-steeped forum for innovative literary research. All submitted manuscripts undergo a double peer-review process. Please contact the editor Dr. Marcus Bohm (marcus.boehm [at] degruyter.com) for further information regarding manuscript submission and subsidies.

The art of interpreting personal character based on facial and other physical features dates back to antiquity. About Face tells the intriguing story of how physiognomics became particularly popular during the Enlightenment, no longer as a mere parlor game but as an empirically grounded discipline.

A sociohistory of German bourgeois literature from 1770-1914 based on detailed readings of six cononical literary texts.