Images of Germany in American literature / Waldemar Zacharasiewicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zacharasiewicz, Waldemar, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Germany--Influence.

American literature.

Germans in literature.

American literature--History and criticism.

Germany--In literature.

Germany.

Germany--Symbolic representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2007]

Language Note:

English

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:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Images of Germany in America; 2. Discovering Germany: The Early Nineteenth Century; 3. Differing Responses: The Late Nineteenth Century; 4. Transatlantic Encounters: Fin-de-siècle Estrangement; 5. Cultural Conflicts: The Early Twentieth Century; 6. Interlude: Before World War II; 7. The Return of Clichés: The World War II Years; 8. The Burden of the Past: Post-War Germany; 9. Conclusion: A Look toward the Future; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781587297786

1587297787

OCLC:

609151407