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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"German fiction"”.
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Memory and representation of World War II in contemporary British and German fiction: a comparative analysis
… first detailed attempt to compare British and German contemporary prose fiction in relation to the representation and transmission of collective memories of the Second World War. The primary aim of this comparison is to establish the existence of a transnational literary approach adopted by …
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The gayest sculpture in history: Obscured male same-sex desire in the descriptions of the Antinous statues in eighteenth-century art history and nineteenth-century German fiction
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 121063 Lift date: 2024-01-12T22:35:30Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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Post-9/11 Networks of Biopower: Surveillance and Resistance In the Works of Juli Zeh
… and the resistance to them in contemporary German fiction, specifically in two of Juli Zeh's novels, <em>Spieltrieb</em> and <em>Corpus Delicti</em>. Using Foucault's theories of discipline and punish and of biopower networks, the focus of this thesis is on the mechanisms of surveillance and …
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The Magician in Medieval German Literature
"""The Magician in Medieval German Literature"" is an exploration of a number of issues related to magic and learning in vernacular German fiction from the Middle Ages. A close reading of medieval German narratives reveals that since magic was labeled demonic and unchristian by early Church …
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The figure of the child in selected German novellen of the nineteenth century
<p>The primary focus in this study will at all times be on the significance of the child for an understanding of a particular Novelle. However, this study will also attempt to draw certain parallels between the authors of this time span and to show what themes—in relation to the child—predominate …