Women writers in German-speaking countries : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook
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 Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
 Language: English
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Explores the lives and work of 54 women from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland who wrote between the tenth century and the present. Offers English speakers information on writers and works that in many cases have not been translated into English, and German speakers information on many writers who are not discussed in conventional literary circles and whose work is not i... (see more)

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Item Description
  • xxxiii, 561 p. ; 25 cm.
  • ISBN: 0313282013 (alk. paper)
  • OCLC Number: 36327310
Notes
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [505]-517) and indexes.
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Table of Contents
  • Preface (p. xiii)
  • Introduction: A Multiplicity of Voices (Elke P. Frederiksen) (p. xvii)
  • Ilse Aichinger (1921- ) (Austria) (Dagmar C. G. Lorenz) (p. 1)
  • Lou Andreas-Salome (1861-1937) (Germany/Russia) (Friederike Eigler) (p. 12)
  • Mathilde Franziska Anneke (1817-1884) (Germany/USA) (Maria Wagner and Ellen Mckey) (p. 21)
  • Bettina Brentano-von Arnim (1785-1859) (Germany) (Elke P. Frederiksen) (p. 29)
  • Louise Aston (1814-1871) (Germany) (Uta Peterson) (p. 40)
  • Rose Auslander (1901-1988) (Austria-Hungary/Germany) (Kathrin Bower) (p. 47)
  • Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973) (Austria) (Sara Lennox) (p. 56)
  • Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) (Germany) (Jan S. Emerson) (p. 69)
  • Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer (1800-1868) (Germany) (Renee Pritchett) (p. 78)
  • Hedwig Dohm (1831-1919) (Germany) (Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres) (p. 86)
  • Hilde Domin (1912- ) (Germany) (Monika Fischer) (p. 95)
  • Ingeborg Drewitz (1923-1986) (Germany) (Margaret E. Ward) (p. 103)
  • Annette von Droste-Hulshoff (1797-1848) (Germany) (Gertrud Bauer Pickar) (p. 112)
  • Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830-1916) (Austria) (Ferrel Rose and Linda Kraus Worley) (p. 125)
  • Marieluise Fleisser (1901-1974) (Germany) (Susan L. Cocalis) (p. 134)
  • Barbara Frischmuth (1941- ) (Austria) (Jacqueline Vansant) (p. 144)
  • Hrotsvit von Gandersheim (ca. 935-ca. 1002) (Germany) (Gabriele L. Strauch and Kathleen Rose) (p. 152)
  • Luise Gottsched (1713-1762) (Germany) (Susanne Kord) (p. 160)
  • Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (1633-1694) (Austria/Germany) (Ute Brandes) (p. 171)
  • Karoline von Gunderrode (1780-1806) (Germany) (Karin Obermeier) (p. 180)
  • Ida Hahn-Hahn (1805-1880) (Germany) (Helga W. Kraft) (p. 189)
  • Elfriede Jelinek (1946- ) (Austria) (Vera A. Boiter) (p. 199)
  • Anna Louisa Karsch (1722-1791) (Germany) (Julie D. Prandi) (p. 208)
  • Marie Luise Kaschnitz (1901-1974) (Germany) (Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres) (p. 215)
  • Marie-Therese Kerschbaumer (1936- ) (Austria) (Dagmar C. G. Lorenz) (p. 225)
  • Irmgard Keun (1905-1982) (Germany) (Ritta Jo Horsley) (p. 233)
  • Sarah Kirsch (1935- ) (Germany) (Barbara Mabee) (p. 244)
  • Gertrud Kolmar (1894-1943) (Germany) (Monika Shafi) (p. 254)
  • Helga Konigsdorf (1938- ) (Germany) (Marilyn Sibley Fries) (p. 265)
  • Elisabeth Langgasser (1899-1950) (Germany) (Erika Alma Metzger) (p. 280)
  • Sophie von La Roche (1730-1807) (Germany) (Barbara Becker-Cantarino) (p. 288)
  • Else Lasker-Schuler (1869-1945) (Germany/Israel) (Elizabeth G. Ametsbichler) (p. 299)
  • Fanny Lewald (1811-1889) (Germany) (Margaret E. Ward) (p. 307)
  • Mechthild von Magdeburg (ca. 1210-ca. 1294) (Germany) (Gabriele L. Strauch) (p. 317)
  • Monika Maron (1941- ) (Germany) (Frauke Elisabeth Lenckos) (p. 325)
  • Sophie Mereau (1770-1806) (Germany) (Simon Richter) (p. 333)
  • Libuse Monikova (1945- ) (Czech Republic/Germany) (Hiltrud Arens) (p. 341)
  • Irmtraud Morgner (1933-1990) (Germany) (Hildegard Pietsch) (p. 349)
  • Louise Otto-Peters (1819-1895) (Germany) (Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres) (p. 356)
  • Erica Pedretti (1930- ) (Moravia/Switzerland) (Patricia Anne Simpson) (p. 367)
  • Christa Reinig (1926- ) (Germany) (Mona Knapp) (p. 374)
  • Gerlind Reinshagen (1926- ) (Germany) (Andreas Ryschka) (p. 382)
  • Gabriele Reuter (1859-1941) (Germany) (Linda Kraus Worley) (p. 390)
  • Luise Rinser (1911- ) (Germany) (Elke P. Frederiksen) (p. 398)
  • Nelly Sachs (1891-1970) (Germany/Sweden) (Ruth Dinesen) (p. 407)
  • Dorothea Schlegel (1764-1839) (Germany) (Lorely French) (p. 418)
  • Caroline Schlegel-Schelling (1763-1809) (Germany) (Sara Friedrichsmeyer) (p. 426)
  • Johanna Schopenhauer (1766-1838) (Germany) (Katherine R. Goodman) (p. 434)
  • Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) (Germany/The Netherlands) (Ute Brandes) (p. 442)
  • Anna Seghers (1900-1983) (Germany) (Gertraud Gutzmann) (p. 451)
  • Verena Stefan (1947- ) (Switzerland/Germany) (Jeanette R. Clausen) (p. 461)
  • Rahel Levin Varnhagen (1771-1833) (Germany) (Heidi Thomann Tewarson) (p. 470)
  • Gabriele Wohmann (1932- ) (Germany) (Martha J. Hanscom) (p. 478)
  • Christa Wolf (1929- ) (Germany) (Karen H. Jankowsky) (p. 485)
  • Appendix. List of Authors by Date (p. 501)
  • Selected Bibliography (p. 505)
  • Name Index (p. 519)
  • Subject Index (p. 525)
  • Title Index (p. 537)
  • About the Editors and Contributors (p. 553)
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Explores the lives and work of 54 women from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland who wrote between the tenth century and the present. Offers English speakers information on writers and works that in many cases have not been translated into English, and German speakers information on many writers who are not discussed in conventional literary circles and whose work is not in print. Each article includes a biography, a section on major themes and narrative/poetic strategies, a survey of criticism, and a bibliography of primary works and their translations and of secondary works. The main list is alphabetical, but an appendix lists the authors by date. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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