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German Literature, Jewish Critics: The Brandeis Symposium

Stephen D. Dowden

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Among the Jewish academics and intellectuals expelled from Germany and Austria during the Nazi era were many specialists in German literature. Strangely, their impact on the practice of Germanistik in the United States, England, and Canada has been given little attention. Who were they? Did their vision of German literature and culture differ significantly from that of those who remained in their former homeland? What problems did they face in theAmerican and British academic settings? Above all, how did they help shape German studies in the postwar era? This unique and important symposium, which convened at Brandeis University under the auspices of its Center for Germanand European Studies, addresses these and many other questions. Among its distinguished participants--who numbered over thirty in all--are Peter Demetz , Gesa Dane , Amir Eshel , Willi Goetschel , Barbara Hahn , Susanne Klingenstein , Christoph K�nig , Ritchie Robertson , Egon Schwarz , Hinrich Seeba , Walter Sokel , Frank Trommler , and many more. The volume includes not only the essays of the participants but also their prepared responses, transcripts of the panel discussion, and dialogue of the participants with members of the audience. Stephen D. Dowden is professor of German at Brandeis University; Meike G. Werner is assistant professor of German at Vanderbilt University.

Language: English

Pages: 358

Format: Hardcover

Release: November 15, 2002

ISBN 13: 9781571131584

German Literature, Jewish Critics: The Brandeis Symposium

Stephen D. Dowden

0/5 ( ratings)

Among the Jewish academics and intellectuals expelled from Germany and Austria during the Nazi era were many specialists in German literature. Strangely, their impact on the practice of Germanistik in the United States, England, and Canada has been given little attention. Who were they? Did their vision of German literature and culture differ significantly from that of those who remained in their former homeland? What problems did they face in theAmerican and British academic settings? Above all, how did they help shape German studies in the postwar era? This unique and important symposium, which convened at Brandeis University under the auspices of its Center for Germanand European Studies, addresses these and many other questions. Among its distinguished participants--who numbered over thirty in all--are Peter Demetz , Gesa Dane , Amir Eshel , Willi Goetschel , Barbara Hahn , Susanne Klingenstein , Christoph K�nig , Ritchie Robertson , Egon Schwarz , Hinrich Seeba , Walter Sokel , Frank Trommler , and many more. The volume includes not only the essays of the participants but also their prepared responses, transcripts of the panel discussion, and dialogue of the participants with members of the audience. Stephen D. Dowden is professor of German at Brandeis University; Meike G. Werner is assistant professor of German at Vanderbilt University.

Language: English

Pages: 358

Format: Hardcover

Release: November 15, 2002

ISBN 13: 9781571131584

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