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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Once in America the family initially suffers the usual trials and tribulations of
disappointed hopes in the form of the successful uncle turning out to be a failure
and the wildcat bank swallowing the family fortune . The reversals of fortune also
...
Once in America the family initially suffers the usual trials and tribulations of
disappointed hopes in the form of the successful uncle turning out to be a failure
and the wildcat bank swallowing the family fortune . The reversals of fortune also
...
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For example , in his novella “ Der Leuchtturm am Michigan ” the principal
character is a female who at least initially rejects both of her suitors ' marriage
proposals . One of the suitors is depicted in the familiar representation of the
peddler , who ...
For example , in his novella “ Der Leuchtturm am Michigan ” the principal
character is a female who at least initially rejects both of her suitors ' marriage
proposals . One of the suitors is depicted in the familiar representation of the
peddler , who ...
Page 180
Waverley , the English baron , leaves the confines of civilization and journeys to
the Border country of Scotland . In the Highlands he encounters a European
people whom he initially believes occupies a lower rung of civilization than the ...
Waverley , the English baron , leaves the confines of civilization and journeys to
the Border country of Scotland . In the Highlands he encounters a European
people whom he initially believes occupies a lower rung of civilization than the ...
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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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| 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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