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Hermann Broch wrote two of the most significant novels of German modernism, The Sleepwalkers and The Death of Virgil, which established his importance to German literature. His writings on democracy, mass delusion and internationalism are more obscure. Embracing Democracy examines the central political,...

The Bildungsroman, or "novel of formation," has long led a paradoxical life within literary studies, having been construed both as a peculiarly German genre, a marker of that country's cultural difference from Western Europe, and as a universal expression of modernity. In Formative Fictions, Tobias...

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding German paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.

"All art should become science and all science art; poetry and philosophy should be made one." Friedrich Schlegel's words perfectly capture the project of the German Romantics, who believed that the aesthetic approaches of art and literature could reveal patterns and meaning in nature that...

Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject German Studies - Modern German Literature, grade: 1,00, University of Sussex, language: English, abstract: As far as the moral of the novella 'Die Stunde der wahren Empfindung' is concerned, David Roberts recognizes Peter Handke's inability to decide...

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This carefully crafted ebook: “In the old Sun (a rediscovered novella by Hermann Hesse)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. One of Herman Hesse's earliest novels, In the Old Sun (In der Alten Sonne) was completed in 1908 and first published in...

This invaluable, time-saving resource provides intercultural ideas for every month of the year. For each festival and tradition you will find background information, key vocabulary, detailed lists of possible teaching activities and optional pupil sheets. Ideas range from making cards and reading/writing poems to playing game and cooking traditional recipes.

Lesen Sie den berühmten Roman von Jane Austen als zweisprachiges E-Book. Klicken Sie auf die unterstrichenen Querverweise, um zwischen dem Original und der zweisprachigen Version (Englisch/Deutsch) und wechseln. Sie verstehen den Kontext sofort, weil die Textfragmente im Mittel nur etwa...

The East German playwright Heiner Müller (1929-1995) is one of the most influential European dramatists and theater directors since Brecht. While critical literature on Müller often discusses the politics of his works, analysis tends to stop at the level of the text, neglecting the theatrical events...

Rainer Maria Rilke, the most famous (and important) German language poet of the twentieth century - a master to be ranked with Goethe and Heine - wrote the New Poems of 1907 and 1908 in transition from his late-nineteenth-century style. They mark his appearance as a lyrical, metaphysical poet of the...

Introducing a new language to your kids is tough but that is exactly why this book was created – to assist you and make your life easier. Carefully created with the children’s learning capacity in mind, this book aims to be able to effectively lead your kids from no interest at all to highly interested. Get your copy here.

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding German paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.