Mererid Puw Davies

Beth V. Linklater

Gisela Shaw

This varied and challenging collection of contributions written in German and English surveys a wide range of literature in German from a new perspective, namely that of autobiographical writing by women. In sixteen detailed analyses by an international team of scholars the volume explores theories of autobiographical writing and the heterogeneous ways in which texts by women from the Middle Ages onwards have used autobiographical material. The book addresses theoretical issues and thematic complexes as well as uncovering obscured texts and genres, providing both comparative and individual readings of texts as diverse as the spiritual writings of medieval nuns, diaries of the early modern period, and Holocaust memoirs. The book exposes and re-explores received ideas about women and the practice of autobiographical writing and, in doing so, redefines the terms of current debates in the field of autobiography. Beyond that field, it will appeal to those interested in the broader issues of writing by women, German literature and literary theory.

Autobiography by Women in German

Contrary to expectations, sexual constructions in East German literatures are challenging and diverse. They contribute to, and take issue with, developments in aesthetic form and content, enriching and democratising GDR culture. This book provides a thorough survey of East German art from this new perspective, concentrating specifically upon the iconoclastic work of Irmtraud Morgner and Gabriele Stotzer-Kachold. Both authors use the theme of the erotic not simply in order to break taboos, but - and more importantly - to introduce ideas of utopia, identity and feminism into their art.

Constructions of Sexuality in East German Literatures : with Special Reference to Irmtraud Morgner and Gabriele Stötzer-Kachold

Und Immer Zügelloser Wird Die Lust

Birgit Dahlke

A collection of 12 critical articles (8 in German and 4 in English) by renowned scholars providing a comprehensive study of the works of German playwright, prose writer and poet Kerstin Hensel including an interview with the subject, short biographical notes and a detailed bibliography.

Beth V. Linklater

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