
German Women Writers of the Twentieth Century
- 160 pages
- English
- PDF
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German Women Writers of the Twentieth Century
About this book
German Women Writers of the Twentieth Century is an anthology of German women writers of the twentieth century and includes English translations of their German-language short stories. These short stories provide an insight into their creators' literary achievement and give some impression of the great variety and scope of their work. Comprised of 16 chapters, this volume begins with a short story by Ricarda Huch (1864-1947) entitled "Love, " followed by another story entitled "The Wife of Pilate, " by Gertrud von Le Fort (1876-1971). The remaining chapters present short stories by Elisabeth Langgässer (1899-1950), Anna Seghers (1900- ), Marie Luise Kaschnitz (1901-1974), Luise Rinser (1911- ), Ilse Aichinger (1921- ), Barbara König (1925- ), Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973), Christa Reinig (1926- ), Christa Wolf (1929- ), Gabriele Wohmann (1932- ), Helga Novak (1935- ), Gisela Elsner (1937- ), Elisabeth Meylan (1937- ), and Angelika Mechtel (1943- ). This monograph will be of interest to students, scholars, and authors who wish to know more about German literature in general and the work of German women writers in particular.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- German Women Writers of the Twentieth Century
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1. LOVE
- CHAPTER 2. THE WIFE OF PILATE
- CHAPTER 3. IN HIDING
- CHAPTER 4. THE EXCURSION OF THE DEAD GIRLS
- CHAPTER 5. LONG SHADOWS
- CHAPTER 6. NINA'S STORY
- CHAPTER 7. DOUBTS ABOUT BALCONIES
- CHAPTER 8. LATENCIES
- CHAPTER 9. THE BARKING
- CHAPTER 10. VOCATIONAL COUNSELLING
- CHAPTER 11. CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE
- CHAPTER 12. THE SISTERS
- CHAPTER 13. JOURNEY OF A WOMAN NIHILIST TO VERONA IN LATE AUTUMN
- CHAPTER 14. THE INITIATION
- CHAPTER 15. THE HOUSE
- CHAPTER 16. HIGH-RISE STORY
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY