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Sanctuaries of Light in Nineteenth-Century European Literature

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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This collection of insightful and provocative essays explores the theme of sanctuaries of light in nineteenth-century European literature, especially in selected works by William Wordsworth, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Joseph von Eichendorff, and Charlotte Brontë. These sanctuaries of light, natural beauty, and serenity comfort, nurture, and revitalize the heart, mind, and soul of the individual and inspire creative expression.This book will be of interest to professors, teachers, and scholars in the fields of English literature, German literature, European literature, comparative literature, and cultural studies.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-02-24
Mått160 x 230 x 21 mm
Vikt550 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies on Themes and Motifs in Literature
Antal sidor258
FörlagPeter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN9781433109133

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The Author: Hugo G. Walter has a B.A. from Princeton University, an M.A. from Old Dominion University, a Ph.D. in literature from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies from Drew University. Professor of English and Humanities at Berkeley College in New York, Walter has written widely on European literature, including The Apostrophic Moment in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century German Lyric Poetry (Lang, 1988) and Space and Time on the Magic Mountain: Studies in Nineteenth- and Early- Twentieth-Century European Literature (Lang, 1999). In addition, Walter has published ten volumes of original poetry.

«In this scholarly, insightful, and remarkable book Hugo Walter discusses fascinating and extraordinary ‘sanctuaries of light’ in important works of nineteenth-century European literature.» (Mary Jane Clerkin, Berkeley College)«In this engaging series of essays Hugo Walter guides us thoughtfully and with poetic sensitivity through the beautiful realm of light sanctuaries in nineteenth-century European literature.» (Michael Frew, Berkeley College)