Barth is often-cited but relatively little-explored, with most scholars and critics focusing on his concepts of "exhaustion" and "replenishment" and revealing limited understanding of the full range o
Not only is memory one of the most pervasive and complex motifs in Russian writer Anton Chekhov's (1860-1904) prose, says Kirjanov (Russian, U. of Pennsylvania), it comprises a structuring principle t
Silence can be overtly expressed, or it can be subtle, speaking simply by not being spoken. These seventeen essays examine a range of ways in which silence can be expressed, be it through codes or thr
Fiander (English, U. of Alberta) examines themes that lurk beneath the uncensored versions of the Grimm brothers' fairy tales, and how those themes have informed the works of Murdoch, Drabble, and Bya
The Theatrum Mundi of Melville's thought investigated in this work signifies the representational space of modern subjectivity, which posits a "world" of value for itself. The representational theatre
McAllister (German, Wake Forest U., North Carolina) argues that German writer Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) constructed a literary world of ambiguity and uncertainty in which gender absolutes are as
Nisbet (modern languages, Emory U.) critically analyzes similarities between Hein's Ludwig B÷rne. Eine Denkschrift and Leopardi's Il Cantico del Gallo Silvestre from Operette Morali and the midrashic
Tabor (English, Moravian College) takes apart the genre label and examines the works anew. She explains the laws of genre and gender, then moves to examining the heroic myth's reinvention in Ulysses,
Von Eyben (ESL, Pasadena City College) explores the work of Danish author Karin Michaelis (1872-1950), including the novels Justine , Bogen om Kaerlighed (The Book about Love), 30 Dages Laan (The 30-D
Poet and scholar Eisenhauer presents eight essays looking at literary portrayals of reason and excess as moments leading to wisdom. Among his perspectives are Shelley's dissemination of knowledge; Dio
Focusing on German writer Hoffmann's short story collection Die Serapionsbrnder , this work examines the themes of supernatural forces and uncanny events as they are reflected in the collection. The t
Voices of the Headland: Robinson Jeffers and the Bird of Prey explores the image of the raptor in the poetry of Robinson Jeffers. Emanating from the continent’s end of the American West, Jeffers’ poet
Kichner (English, Lorain County Community College, Ohio) explores the changing literary and historical conventions of epitaph writing and the value placed upon individual burial within the wider cultu
Explores the issues of the tragic in modern revolutionary drama. Utilizing Hegel's theory of tragedy, the author attempts to demonstrate that the dialectical principle of that theory reveals the tragi
Before the mid-nineteenth century the modern industrial metropolis played only a minor role in lyric poetry. By incorporating the new urban reality into their poetry as a physical and mental counterpa
Seven papers selected and edited from a 1987 colloquium in which medieval scholars interested in semiotics demonstrated new approaches to the field that were not being published in the professional li
Domestic Biographies: Stowe, Howells, James, and Wharton at Home presents comparative domestic biographies of four American Realist writers: Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Dean Howells, Henry James, a
The historic and political context of the writings of Heinrich Mann, the liberal activist brother of the more conservative (and famous) writer Thomas Mann, is described in this study by Grollman (Germ
Martin (American and Southern literature, U. of Virginia-Wise College) explores the unique and innovative contribution of Southwest humorists to American literary realism and the cultural work it perf
In addition to his innate poetic gifts, says Durr (German and comparative literary studies, Northwestern U., Illinois), it was his extraordinary sensitivity, his openness, and incessant application th
