The Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature - Hardcover

Eigler, Friederike; Kord, Susanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313293139 ISBN 13: 9780313293139

Publisher: Greenwood, 1997

Synopsis

Today, a multiplicity of feminist approaches has become an integral part of the fields of German literary and cultural studies. This comprehensive reference provides a much needed synthesis of the contribution women have made to German literature and culture. In entries for more than 500 topics, the volume surveys literary periods, epochs, and genres; critical approaches and theories; important authors and works; female stereotypes; laws and historical developments; literary concepts and themes; and organizations and archives relevant to women and women's studies. Each entry offers a concise identification of the term, a discussion of its significance, and a bibliography of works for further reading.

Today, a multiplicity of feminist approaches has become an integral part of the fields of German literary and cultural studies. While biographical works on women writers exist, this is the first reference to synthesize the wealth of feminist scholarship in German studies. While existing reference works focus exclusively on women authors, this volume contains numerous topical entries and covers the role of women in German literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 500 topics. While some entries are provided for important women writers and other individuals, the bulk of the volume provides information on literary periods, epochs, and genres; critical approaches and theories; female stereotypes; laws and historical developments; literary concepts and themes; and organizations and archives relevant to women and women's studies. Each entry includes a brief identification of the subject, a discussion of feminist thought on the topic, and a brief bibliography. Entries are written by numerous contributors and reflect a range of critical/theoretical approaches.

About this title

Book Description

Consolidates feminist research in the field of German studies and German literature and culture.

About the Author

FRIEDERIKE EIGLER is an Associate Professor in the German Department at Georgetown University./e She specializes in 20th century German literature and feminist criticism, and has published on contemporary women writers, post-unification literature, and the German colonial novel, among other topics.

SUSANNE KORD is an Associate Professor in the German Department at Georgetown University. An authority on 18th and 19th century German literature, she has published on topics such as 18th and 19th century dramas by women, women's anonymity, feminine virtue, infanticide in literature, and friendships between women in the 18th and 19th centuries.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0313293139
• ISBN 13: 9780313293139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 696