Narratives of America and the Frontier in Nineteenth-century German LiteratureGerman literature about America has consistently occupied a marginal position in both German and American studies. This study attempts an overall interpretation of such nineteenth-century literature by charting its most significant narratives. Narratives are thus shown to be embedded and generated in a bicultural or multicultural setting derived from historical givens as well as from the possibilities inherent in fabrication. The result is the illumination of an area previously neglected in literature, revealing not only intricate literary creations, but also significant insights about culture, canonicity, and the construction of national identities. |
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As a result of being what we would call today in the social sciences a participant
observer , Grund amasses enough authority as the narrator to challenge nearly
all of the established stereotypes and conceptions about America .
As a result of being what we would call today in the social sciences a participant
observer , Grund amasses enough authority as the narrator to challenge nearly
all of the established stereotypes and conceptions about America .
Page 88
Like many devotees of the republican tradition , he could point to all the skeptics
who questioned America ' s ability to survive and assert that America had joined
the family of established and powerful nations . The reasons for America ' s ...
Like many devotees of the republican tradition , he could point to all the skeptics
who questioned America ' s ability to survive and assert that America had joined
the family of established and powerful nations . The reasons for America ' s ...
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In the period we are discussing , the period in which the novel became an
established and esteemed literary form , they enjoyed successful careers were
best seller authors of a sort . How they occasionally managed to create divergent
views ...
In the period we are discussing , the period in which the novel became an
established and esteemed literary form , they enjoyed successful careers were
best seller authors of a sort . How they occasionally managed to create divergent
views ...
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Contents
Charles Sealsfields Fable of the Republic | 87 |
Charles Sealsfield and the Frontier Thesis | 109 |
Reinhold Solgers Bildungsreise to the New World | 127 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Narratives of America and the Frontier in Nineteenth-century German Literature Volume 25 of North American Studies Volume 25 of North American studies in nineteenth-century German literature |
| Author | Jerry Schuchalter |
| Publisher | P. Lang, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0820444774, 9780820444772 |
| Length | 302 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Collections / Essays Literary Criticism / European / German |
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