Title: Narratives of America and the frontier in nineteenth-century German literature
First published: 2000
Description: "German literature about America has consistently occupied a marginal position in both German and American studies. This study attempts an overall interpretation of such nineteenth-century literature by charting its most significant narratives. Narratives are thus shown to be embedded and generated in a bicultural or multicultural setting derived from historical givens as well as from the possibilities inherent in fabrication.

The result is the illumination of an area previously neglected in literature, revealing not only intricate literary creations, but also significant insights about culture, canonicity, and the construction of national identities."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: German prose literature, In literature, History and criticism, Frontier and pioneer life in literature, Intellectual life, Amerikabild, USA, Amérique dans la littérature, Literatur, Dans la littérature, Roman allemand, Vie des pionniers, Literature, Deutsch, Histoire et critique, Prose allemande, Villes frontières dans la littérature, Thèmes, motifs, Prosa, America, in literature, German literature, history and criticism, 19th century
Places: North America, America
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: PT731 .S38 2000