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Anderson, Sascha: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Sascha Anderson.
Bambina mattina
This book is a collection of poetry in Italian and translated into English and French.
Berlin Snapshots: Images of the City in Short Fiction
This book chapter discusses Berlin, Germany and images of the city in short fiction.
Berlin's History in Context: The Foreign Ministry and the Spreebogen Complex in the Context of the Architectural Debates
Book chapter discussing Berlin, Germany's history in context and the Foreign Ministry and Spreebogen Complex in the context of the architectural debates.
Berlin's Symphony Continues: Architectural, Social and Artistic Change
This book chapter discusses Berlin, Germany and the architectural, social, and artistic change.
Le Bonheur dans le crime de Barbey d'Aurevilly : une lecture maistrienne
This article shows the importance of the Evenings of St. Petersburg by Joseph de Maistre for the interpretation of "Happiness in crime".
Braun, Volker: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Volker Braun.
Censorship and Review Processes: The Case of Günter Kunert
Book chapter discussing censorship and review processes and the case of Günter Kunert.
Christa Wolf's 'Büchner Prize Acceptance Speech': An Exercise in Sprach- and Kulturkritik
Article discussing Christa Wolf's 'Büchner Prize Acceptance Speech' and how this is an exercise in Sprachkritik, a criticism of the deficiencies in language, and Kulturkritik, a direct criticism of society,
Confronting the Wall: Images of the Berlin Wall in GDR Short Prose
Book chapter discussing images of the Berlin Wall in German Democratic Republic short prose.
Le développement de l'identité féminine chez Françoise de Graffigny: Cénie et Lettres d'une Péruvienne
Article on the development of female identity in Françoise Graffigny.
East Germany
Encyclopedia article discussing East Germany.
Eighteenth-Century Women Novelists at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century
This bibliography provides an overview of eighteenth-century women authors at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
Eighteenth-Century Women Novelists at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century - Part 2
This bibliography forms the sequel to the author's 'Eighteenth-Century Women Novelists at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century: A Selected Bibliography,' which appeared in this Newsletter in the spring of 2007. The author provides an overview of the most important French women writers of the eighteenth century who did not write novels primarily.
Epistolary Silence in Françoise de Graffigny's Lettres d'une Péruvienne (1747)
Article on epistolary silence in Françoise de Graffigny's 'Lettres d'une Péruvienne.'
Erb, Elke: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Elke Erb.
Exile Literature
Encyclopedia article on "exile literature," a collective term that describes all literature produced by writers during a period of voluntary or forced exile from their homeland.
Experimenting with androgyny: Malina and Ingeborg Bachmann's Jungian search for utopia
Article on the experimental narrative union of masculine and feminine in Ingeborg Bachmann's 1971 novel, "Malina."
Frances Brooke's History of Emily Montague (1769) Epistolarity at the Transatlantic Intersection of Public and Private
Book chapter on Frances Brooke's "History of Emily Montague" and the epistolarity at the transatlantic intersection of public and private.
GDR Literature (1949-1990)
Encyclopedia article on literature produced in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the eastern, socialist part of divided German from 1949-1990.
Gender Transformation/Geschlechtertausch
Encyclopedia article on literary themes in texts that focus on the sexual change (from man to woman or from woman to man) of a main character.
Germany: German Democratic Republic: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (Stasi): Ministry for state security, 1950-89
Encyclopedia article discussing the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the ministry for state security (Stasi) from 1950 to 1989.
Germany: German Democratic Republic: Publishers
Encyclopedia article discussing the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and publishers.
The Grammaticalization of the Spanish Complement-taking Verb without a Complementizer
This article examines authentic data samples taken from the Corpus de Referencia del Español Actual (CREA) to uncover any semantic trends commonly observed in verbs taking a sentential complement without the complementizer que in Spanish.
Inner Emigration
Encyclopedia article "inner emigration," an expression describing the attitude of those writers who chose to stay in Germany during the period of national socialism, but who did not support the national socialist agenda.
Intertextual Exile: Volker Braun's Dramatic Re-Vision of GDR Society
This book discusses Volker Braun's dramatic re-vision of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) society.
Keeping the Public Sphere Public: Problematizing Censorship in the Former German Democratic Republic for American University Students
This article discusses keeping the public sphere public and problematizing censorship in the former German Democratic Republic for American University students.
Kolbe, Uwe: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Uwe Kolbe.
Kunze, Reiner: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Reiner Kunze.
The Literature of the German Democratic Republic
Article discussing the spring 1996 syllabus for a course on the German Democratic Republic.
Making German Greater: Advocating for Strong Programs at All Levels
Article on making German greater and advocating for strong programs at all levels.
Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's Lettres d'Élisabeth Sophie de Vallière: A Feminist Reading
Article on Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's 'Lettres d'Élisabeth Sophie de Vallière' and writing in the female voice.
Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's Original "Abeille": Gender in Early Modern Journalism
Article on Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's original "Abeille" and gender in early modern journalism.
Marriage as Feminist Utopia: Riccoboni's 'Lettre de Madame la marquise d'Artigues à sa soeur' (1785)
Article on Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's "Lettre de Madame la marquise d'Artigues à sa soeur" from 1785 and marriage as a feminist utopia.
Mme Riccoboni Épistolière-Romancière L'Épître-Préface à Garrick et les Lettres de Mme de Sancerre
Book chapter on the novelist Madame Riccoboni with letters by Madame de Sancerre and a letter addressed to David Garrick.
Nachrichten: Electronic News Bulletins and the German Language
Book chapter discussing electronic news bulletins and the German language.
A Newly Discovered 1722 Letter by Fan- and Miniature Painter Louis Goupy (1675? - 1747)
Article discussing a newly discovered 1722 letter by fan- and miniature painter Louis Goupy (1675-1747).
Offizielle und inoffizielle Zensurverfahren in der DDR: Eine Fallstudie zu Günter Kunert
Article on official and unofficial censorship procedures in the German Democratic Republic and the case of Günter Kunert.
Overcoming the Silence: Narrative Strategies in Günter Grass's Beim Häuten der Zwiebel
Article on overcoming the silence and narrative strategies in Günter Grass's "Beim Häuten der Zwiebel."
Patmos
This book is a collection of poetry in Italian and translated into French and English.
Peter Huchel 1903-1981: From "Encyclopedia of German Literature"
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Peter Huchel.
Peter Schneider's "Eduards Heimkehr" and the Image of the "New Berlin"
Article discussing Peter Schneider's "Eduards Heimkehr" and the image of the "New Berlin."
The Presence and Absence of the Past: Sites of Memory and Forgetting in F. C. Delius's "Die Flatterzunge"
Article on the presence and absence of the past and the sites of memory and forgetting in F. C. Delius' "Die Flatterzunge."
Reichart, Elisabeth: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Elisabeth Reichart.
[Review] Between the Queen and the Cabby: Olympe de Gouges's Rights of Woman
This article reviews the book "Between the Queen and the Cabby: Olympe de Gouges's Rights of Woman," by John R. Cole published in 2011.
[Review] Changing Minds: The Shifting Perception of Culture in Eighteenth-Century France
This article reviews the book "Changing Minds: The Shifting Perception of Culture in Eighteenth-Century France," by John C. O'Neal, published in 2002.
[Review] From Wives to Widows in Early Modern Paris: Gender, Economy, and Law
This article reviews the book "From Wives to Widows in Early Modern Paris: Gender, Economy, and Law," by Janine M. Lanza published in 2007.
[Review] Les Lettres sur la sympathie (1798) de Sophie de Grouchy: philosophie morale et réforme sociale
This article reviews the book "Les Lettres sur la sympathie (1798) de Sophie de Grouchy: philosophie morale et réforme sociale," edited by Marc André Bernier and Deidre Dawson and published in 2010.
[Review] Louder Than Words: Ways of Seeing Women Workers in Eighteenth-Century France
This article reviews the book "Louder Than Words: Ways of Seeing Women Workers in Eighteenth-Century France," by Geraldine Sheridan and published in 2009.
[Review] Science in the Age of Sensibility: The Sentimental Empiricists of the French Enlightenment
This article reviews the book "Science in the Age of Sensibility: The Sentimental Empiricists of the French Enlightenment," by Jessica Riskin and published in 2002.
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