German Literary Fairy Tales: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Clemens Brentano, Franz Kafka, and others

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1983-09-01
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

The German Library is a new series of the major works of German literature and thought from medieval times to the present. The volumes have forewords by internationally known writers and introductions by prominent scholars. Here the English-speaking reader can find the broadest possible collection of poetic and intellectual achievements in new as well as great classic translations. Convenient and accessible in format, the volumes of The German Library will form the core of any growing library of European literature for years to come.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
John Gardner
Introduction xiii
Gordon Birrell
Fairy Tale
1(29)
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Robert M. Browning
Fair-haired Eckbert
30(17)
Ludwig Tieck
Thomas Carlyle
A Wondrous Oriental Fairy Tale of a Naked Saint
47(5)
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
Robert M. Browning
Klingshor's Tale
52(25)
Novalis
Gordon Birrell
Hyacinth and Rosebud
77(4)
Novalis
Gordon Birrell
The Runenberg
81(21)
Ludwig Tieck
Robert M. Browning
The New Melusina
102(19)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Jean S. Untermeyer
Robert M. Browning
The History of Krakatuk
121(12)
E.T.A. Hoffmann
William Makepeace Thackeray
The Marble Statue
133(39)
Joseph
Freiherr von Eichendorff
Frank G. Ryder
The Tale of the Myrtle-Girl
172(12)
Clemens Brentano
Derek Bowman
The Cold Heart
184(37)
Wilhelm Hauff
Robert M. Browning
The Story of Beautiful Lau
221(20)
Eduard Morike
Derek Bowman
Hinzelmeier. A Thoughtful Story
241(23)
Theodor Storm
Frank G. Ryder
Bulemann's House
264(18)
Theodor Storm
Robert M. Browning
The Tale of the 672nd Night
282(16)
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Frank G. Ryder
Jackals and Arabs
298(5)
Franz Kafka
Willa
Edwin Muir
Biographical Notes 303
Frank G. Ryder

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