A Companion to the Works of Grimmelshausen
Edited by Karl F Otto Jr
Professor of German at the University of Pennsylvania
Published by Camden House (an imprint of Boydell & Brewer)
Just published
Grimmelshausen's Abenteuerlicher Simplicius Simplicissimus remains
the one German novel of its time to have attained the stature of
"world literature", and not just among those interested in the
development of the picaresque novel. In this new addition to Camden
House's acclaimed Companion series, scholars from the US and Europe
analyse significant aspects of his life and work, including allegory,
satire, structure, humour, morality and mortality. Looking beyond his
best known work, Grimmelshausen emerges as a fully rounded, self-educated
writer who drew not only from his experiences as a soldier and innkeeper,
but also from the multiplicity of printed works of the time.
Contributors: Italo Michele Battafarano (Italy), Dieter Breuer (Aachen),
Shannon Keenan Greene, Klaus Haberkamm (Muenster), Peter Hess (Austin),
Alan Menhennet (Professor emeritus, Newcastle), Karl Otto (Philadelphia),
Christoph E Schweitzer (Professor emeritus, Chapel Hill), Andreas Solbach
(Mainz), Lynne Tatlock (St Louis), Rosmarie Zeller (Basel)
For further information, table of contents, and an excerpt from this
important new title, please visit the Camden House website at:
http://www.camden-house.com/cwg1.htm
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