Outputs (2)

History as Biography as Fiction: Wolfgang Hildesheimer's Marbot: Eine Biographie. (1998)
Book Chapter
Long, J. J. (1998). History as Biography as Fiction: Wolfgang Hildesheimer's Marbot: Eine Biographie. In S. Parkes, J. Preece, & A. Williams (Eds.), Whose Story? Continuities in Contemporary German-language Literature (31-50). Peter Lang

These essays by British, German, and Austrian scholars explore the salient features of a literature reviving after a period of de-stabilization which was at once political and aesthetic. German unity coincided with generational changes among writers,... Read More about History as Biography as Fiction: Wolfgang Hildesheimer's Marbot: Eine Biographie..

Der Stille und der schwärmende Ton: Notes on Block and Brecht in the Twenties and Thirties. (1998)
Book Chapter
Long, J. J. (1998). Der Stille und der schwärmende Ton: Notes on Block and Brecht in the Twenties and Thirties. In S. Giles, & R. Livingstone (Eds.), Bertold Brecht Centenary Essays. Rodopi

The publication of this volume of essays marks the centenary of the birth of Bertolt Brecht on 10 February 1898. The essays were commissioned from scholars and critics around the world, and cover six main areas: recent biographical controversies; neg... Read More about Der Stille und der schwärmende Ton: Notes on Block and Brecht in the Twenties and Thirties..