You might also like

More about Adalbert Stifter: A Critical Study

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 111 loyalty points

Book synopsis

Although Adalbert Stifter (1808–68) has long been recognised as a key figure in nineteenth-century German prose writing, his literary reputation has been curiously volatile. This major study, first published in 1984, was a reassessment of Stifter's work within the context of the tradition of nineteenth-century European fictional prose. The authors pay close attention to features of style, structure and narrative perspective in order to suggest that Stifter's heavily stylised prose expresses a profound and significant irresolution. On the one hand, Stifter seeks to assert that the natural world is a divinely ordained creation; on the other, he recognises that nature is a self-regulating mechanism, a totality that is scientifically explicable. Stifter emerges as a writer of European stature. This tightly organised, lucid study will prove of interest to students of German literature and serve as an introduction to Stifter for those who take an interest in European prose fiction.

Book details

Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Adalbert Stifter: A Critical Study
• Author: Martin SwalesErika Swales
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• EAN: 9780521155281
• ISBN: 0521155282
• ID: 02024136
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 340 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 25. November 2010

Trending among others

---

---

---