Images of Germany in American literature / Waldemar Zacharasiewicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zacharasiewicz, Waldemar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Germany--Influence.

American literature.

Germany--In literature.

Germany.

Germans in literature.

American literature--History and criticism.

Germany--Symbolic representation.

Physical Description:

viii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2007]

Summary:

Waldemar Zacharasiewicz explores the cultural and historical background of the varied images of Germany and Germans in American literature throughout the past two centuries. Using an interdisciplinary approach known as comparative imagology, which borrows from social psychology and cultural anthropology, Zacharasiewicz samples a broad spectrum of original sources, including literary works, letters, diaries, autobiographical accounts, travelogues, newspaper reports, films, and even cartoons and political caricatures.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Images of Germany in America 1

2 Discovering Germany: The Early Nineteenth Century 16

3 Differing Responses: The Late Nineteenth Century 29

4 Transatlantic Encounters: Fin-de-siecle Estrangement 46

5 Cultural Conflicts: The Early Twentieth Century 68

6 Interlude: Before World War II 90

7 The Return of Cliches: The World War II Years 122

8 The Burden of the Past: Post-War Germany 139

9 Conclusion: A Look toward the Future 176.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-248) and index.

ISBN:

1587295245

9781587295249

OCLC:

82239556