Transatlantic Crossings and Transformations
German-American Cultural Transfer from the 18th to the End of the 19th Century
Kurt Mueller-Vollmer author Marietta Messmer editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Peter Lang AG
Published:27th Mar '15
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This volume attempts for the first time a comprehensive view of the momentous process of German-American cultural transfer during the 18th and 19th centuries, which played an important part in the formation of an American national and cultural identity, a process to which the New England Transcendentalists contributed some of the decisive ingredients, but which has largely escaped the attention of German and American scholarship. In each chapter a specific problem is treated systematically from a clearly defined perspective, deficiencies of existing translation theories are exposed, so that in the concluding chapters 13 and 14 (with an unpublished memorandum by Alexander von Humboldt) a cohesive view of the entire process emerges. A comprehensive bibliography will facilitate further scholarly pursuits.
«Kurt Mueller-Vollmer has long been recognized as one of America’s leading figures in the field of German studies. This volume showcases his lifelong interest in and work with German-American cultural relations, testifying once again to the breadth of his knowledge and the quality and vigor of his scholarship.»
(Cora Lee Kluge, Monatshefte 3/2016)
ISBN: 9783631651063
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 630g
418 pages
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