Jews in business and their representation in German literature, 1827-1934
By: John Ward.
Series: British and Irish studies in German language and literature -- v. 53
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9783034301268
Subjects: German literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; German literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Jews in literature; Businessmen in literature; Antisemitism in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Hoffaktor : a necessary evil?; title: Citizens and conmen; title: Heimatkunst and Hauptstadt : the portrayal of urban and rural Jewish business people in the literature of the late nineteenth century; title: The challenge of the Jewish commercial spirit in the early writing of Heinrich Mann; title: Responses to anti-Semitism by Jewish and non-Jewish authors; title: Conclusion.