Publications
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The Impatient Muse
(1994)
Far from being a forerunner of Weimar Classicism or an addendum to the Enlightenment, the Sturm und Drang is best seen as part of an autonomous culture of impatience—as literature in which Germans, frustrated with their ...
Tannhäuser: Poet and Legend
(1974)
To the medievalist, Tannhäuser is the author of ironical and highly original lyrical verse, to the folklorist, the subject of one of Germany's oldest ballads to the musicologist, the composer of the only extant music for ...
Medieval German Lyric Verse in English Translation
(1968)
This anthology contains representative selections from the verse of Minnesingers, nuns, priests, goliards, Spielleute, middle-class singers, and noblemen from the twelfth to the fifteenth century together with historical ...
Noble Lies, Slant Truths, Necessary Angels
(1997)
Using the nine novels of Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813) as case studies, Shookman explores the notion of fictionality both as a distinctive feature of the stories themselves and as a distinguishing characteristic of ...
Basic Concepts in the Philosophy of Gottfried Keller
(1949)
Originally published in 1949, this volume contains a skillful analysis of the concepts of "Natur" and "Freiheit" and their influence on Keller's ideas in the fields of ethics, aesthetics, and politics, supported by pertinent ...
Friedrich von Hausen
(1977)
The author casts new light on Hausen's lyrics by often favoring the manuscript readings. In the readings, irony emerges as a leading poetic device, as does the element of "Spiel". Questions arise regarding such concepts ...
Department Stores and the Black Freedom Movement
(2019)
In this book, Traci Parker examines the movement to racially integrate white-collar work and consumption in American department stores, and broadens our understanding of historical transformations in African American class ...
Rainer Maria Rilke and Jugendstil
(1978)
This study focuses on the striking relationship between one of the most important and enigmatic poets of the twentieth century and the art and artists of the Art Nouveau. The author explores the depth of the relationship ...
The Works of Peter Schott, 1460-1490, Vol. I
(1963)
This first complete modern edition of Peter Schott's "Lucubraciunculae" opened a treasure-trove of information to students of German literature, historians of Humanism, folklorists, and theologians on its publication in ...
The Works of Peter Schott, 1460-1490, Vol. II
(1971)
This companion volume to "The Works of Peter Schott, Vol. I: Introduction and Text" is an essential tool for gaining access to the writings of the humanist Peter Schott. The commentary volume comprises explanatory notes ...