Constructing German Walt Whitman / Walter Grunzweig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grünzweig, Walter, author.

Series:

Iowa Whitman series.

Iowa Whitman Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criticism--Europe, German-speaking--History.

Criticism.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Appreciation--Europe, German-speaking.

Whitman, Walt.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Criticism and interpretation--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [1995]

Summary:

In this first comprehensive study in English of Walt Whitman's reception in the German-speaking countries, Walter Grünzweig posits a very broadly based notion of culture, embodying a wide variety of elements such as high literature, politics, youth movements, sexuality, and other subcultures.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Translations; 1. Ferdinand Freiligrath, Adolf Strodtmann, and Ernst Otto Hopp; 2. Karl Knortz and Thomas William Rolleston; 3. Johannes Schlaf; 4. Karl Federn and Wilhelm Schölermann; 5. Franz Blei; 6. Gustav Landauer; 7. Max Hayek; 8. Hans Reisiger; 9. Translations after World War II; Creative Reception; 10. Whitman in German Literature; 11. Naturalism; 12. Between Naturalism and Expressionism; 13. Expressionism; 14. Beyond Expressionism; Politics; 15. Whitman and the Marxists; 16. The Anarchist Whitman; 17. Whitman on the Right

18. The German SixtiesSexual Politics; 19. Homosexuality; 20. Wandervogel and Nudists; Conclusion: A German "Whitmann,"; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781587290985

1587290987

OCLC:

776520614