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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Germanic literature"”.
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The Beowulf Poet's Accommodation Of Pre-Christian Germanic Culture
… more accommodating perspective on pre-Christian Germanic culture, when examined in comparison to other, later Germanic authors of works such as Icelandic sagas and Danish pseudo-history. The primary components of Beowulf I address to argue for this point are the poet's incorporation of pagan …
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Funktion der Grossstadtallegorie und des "Mythos" in der "Zehnten Duineser Elegie" von Rainer Maria Rilke. (German text);
The views of Quintilian, Benjamin and Blumenberg on allegory and metaphor, together with a critical appraisal of Vico's and Frye's theories on myth provide the theoretical framework for the investigations undertaken in this thesis. An analysis of the depiction of city life in Rilke's early works …
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C. M. Wieland's "Die Geschichte des Agathon" (Christoph Martin Wieland)
The first and third versions of Wieland's Die Geschichte des Agathon differ from each other in various ways. One observes differences in style, wording, chapter grouping, and other "superficial" changes. There are also major differences in content. Chief among these are the "Danae Geschichte" and …
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STRUCTURAL AND RELATIONAL NETWORKS IN GUENTER GRASS' "KATZ UND MAUS" (GERMANY)
The schema under which the specimen text can be apprehended relies primarily on binary units. They are either assembled onto an axis of opposition or similarity. If similarity is called for, smaller units are usually combined into larger units, or else are ordered into chains of equvalent parts. …
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Nietzsche vs. Canetti- Zwei Anthropologische Systeme Im Vergleich
This thesis compares the anthropological systems of Friedrich Nietzsche as described in "Also sprach Zarathustra" and of Elias Canetti as described in "Masse und Macht." This comparison is based on the fact that both authors share a certain number of key theoretical terms, namely "crowds," "power," …
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"Die Willkuer der Ichsucht": Jean Paul's "Clavis Fichtiana" and the critique of German idealism
… as their own penchant for speculation. While the literature of the time abounds with examples of Fichte's influence, the following study analyzes a direct confrontation with Fichteanism by a popular author of the period, Jean Paul Friedrich Richter. Although he may have shared the Romantic …
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The autobiography of childhood and youth from Fontane to Carossa: Four case studies
The literary autobiography of childhood is an extension of the literary autobiography, portraying the distilled essence of the author's life. The autobiography of childhood is distinct from autobiographical fiction but includes more than the "poetical" childhood. Jean Starobinski's model of the …
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The sins of the sons: a comparative analysis of guilt, atonement and redemption in Kafka's Die Verwandlung and Thomas Mann's Der Erwahlte with reference to Hartmann von Aue's Gregorius
This thesis presents a comparative analysis of Kafka‟s Die Verwandlung and Thomas Mann‟s Der Erwählte, two texts linked by their respective relationships to Hartmann von Aue‟s Gregorius. Bearing in mind this background source, it seeks to illuminate the complex issues of guilt, atonement and …
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The experience of restlessness: a study of movement in the shorter fiction of Franz Kafka
Images of movement represent a ubiquitous element in Kafka’s writings. This study explores the role of these images as a form of patterning in the fictions. With an eye to continuity and evolution, the study explores the patterns of movement pervading Kafka’s early collection Betrachtung and a …
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An analysis of the structure and themes of Der Stricker's Pfaffe Amis
After an introduction treating the problems surrounding the identity of the poet and his background, the manuscripts of Pfaffe Amis, the virtues and shortcomings of modern editions of the work and the position of research so far (Chapter l), Chapter II looks at the genre "Schwank" and Pfaffe Amis …
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Time, pain and myth in Ingeborg Bachmann's “Das Buch Franza” and Anne Duden's “Übergang”
This thesis examines time, pain and myth in Ingeborg Bachmann's Das Buch Franza (1978) and Anne Duden's Übergang (1982) to elucidate tensions between gender and nationalism. Bachmann (1926-1973) and Duden (1942- ) reflect a keen awareness of feminist theoretical and textual developments to provide …
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Myths of War: Constructing and Challenging Literary Myths of War in Germany, 1914-1930
This thesis focuses on the role of literature in interpreting the First World War in Germany from 1914 to 1930 and the myths of war that were manifested within and created by such narratives of war. Beginning with an exploration of 'myth' and its relationship to the Great War, it progresses to a …
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A study of various Nationalist appropriations of Nietzsche in the Weimar Republic
The aim of this thesis is to identify and evaluate the appropriations of Friedrich Nietzshce’s philosophy by three key nationalist figures from Germany during the Weimar Republic (1919-1933). These three individuals are the author Ernst Jünger, and from within the Nazi Party, the Nietzsche scholar, …
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A poetics of dwelling: the prose work of Botho Strauß and late thought of Martin Heidegger
Botho Strauß, source for polemic and target of vitriol over three decades, proposes an unsettling understanding of the poetic in his prose works, from his earliest writing to most recent publications. The thesis contends that this understanding of the poetic is deeply indebted to the late thought …
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Disruptive Organizers: Wild children in German realism (1850-1900)
This dissertation explores the intersection of childhood and wildness within the literary movement of German realism. The latter half of the nineteenth century saw the introduction of mandatory education and the consolidation of the middle-class family, both of which established childhood as a …
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The function of self-awareness in selected novellen by Theodor Storm
Abstract available: p. [2]
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