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1 y separately published work icon WVT-Handbücher zum literaturwissenschaftlichen Studium Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , Z1725752 series - publisher criticism
Teaching Contemporary Literature and Culture WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier (publisher), series - publisher criticism
1 Reflections: Literatures in English Outside Britain and the USA WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier (publisher), series - publisher
1 1 y separately published work icon Books for Boys : Manipulating Genre in Contemporary Australian Young Adult Fiction Troy Potter , Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2018 17399647 2018 multi chapter work criticism

'Populist rhetoric regarding a "crisis in masculinity" has seen concerns raised about the twinned issues of boys and reading, which has culminated in a call for more "books for boys" in the fields of children's and young adult literature. Books for Boys examines the ways masculinity is both represented in Australian young adult literature and representative of wider gender discourses. Focusing on texts produced since the 1990s, and adopting a generic approach, Troy Potter shows how genre is implicated in books for boys to respond to and shape public perceptions of masculinity. While some novels may rethink and reconfigure genre and gender, the author demonstrates through close readings that the majority of books for boys reinscribe traditional constructions of both in order to model "appropriate" gendered practices.'   (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Bearing Across : Translating Literary Narratives of Migration Arvi Sepp (editor), Philippe Humblé (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2016 11500279 2016 anthology criticism
1 y separately published work icon Anglistentag 2013 Konstanz : Proceedings Reingard M. Nischik (editor), Silvia Mergenthal (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2014 10993092 2014 anthology criticism

Proceedings of the Conference of the German Association of University Teachers of English.
1 y separately published work icon Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Literatures Rudolf Bader (editor), Anja Schwarz (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2012 Z1910199 2012 single work criticism 'This second volume covers Australia, New Zealand and the Anglophone islands of the South Pacific, an area which spreads over a vast area of the globe and which - despite increased and still increasing global contacts through modern tourism, the internet and international business activities - still largely remains a relatively unknown territory for European readers. The reason for this lies not only in the geographical remoteness but also in the diversified historical recognition of the various ethnicities, societies, religions and linguistic outcomes of the British Empire. Moreover, a greater part of the more recent struggles of indigenous peoples of the region for cultural recognition has as yet hardly reached the consciousness of many European observers. This collection of texts hopes to assist the process of such deeper understanding and to foster further research and critical debates over issues raised by the cultural constellation of an area which, albeit remote, still has a great deal to offer to the rest of the world.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 1 y separately published work icon Australien : Realitat - Klioschee - Vision Australia : Reality - Stereotype - Vision Adi Wimmer (editor), Henriette von Holleuffer (editor), Germany : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2012 6520277 2012 anthology criticism

'This book presents the proceedings of the 2010 German Australian Studies Association conference held in Klagenfurt.'

'The ten contributions, resting on original research, offer a fine insight into the complexities of literary and historical imaginaries of Australia, with a strong emphasis on Indigenous-related themes.' (Source: Oliver Haag Reviews in Australian Studies V7: no. 5)
1 y separately published work icon Zweiundzwanzig amerikanische Romane aus dem neuen Jahrhundert: literaturkritische Essays zur Einführung Dietmar Schloss (editor), Heiko Jakubzik (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2009 Z1911389 2009 anthology essay review
1 y separately published work icon Novels Klaus Stierstorfer (editor), Susanne Peters (editor), Laurenz Volkmann (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2008 Z1572725 2008 anthology criticism

The series presents accessible readings of major works of contemporary literature in English for schools and universities by specialists in the respective fields. All those seeking an introduction to or further inspiration on specific texts and their authors as well as those in need of a comprehensive, substantial survey of writings in English should profit from this book. The choice of some dozens of texts for each of the genres - in the present case the novel - is based on the teaching experience of the book's editors and contributors, but also reflects their individual preferences. The comprehensively structured articles begin with a short introduction to the author's biography, the text's generic traditions and historical contexts, followed by discussions of its innovative quality and intertextual aspects. A plot synopsis and an analysis of a key scene/chapter are also included, leading to an interpretation that focuses on the text's main issues. Articles conclude with suggestions on teaching activities and a list of up-to-date secondary sources.

The current volume in two parts provides new material for the study of the novel and offers readings of 30 individual works, highlighting the diversity of the contemporary novel in English across the world. The editors and contributors hope to transmit some of the enthusiasm novels have always inspired in them.

(Publishers website, sighted 31/03/09)
1 y separately published work icon Words on Water: Literary and Cultural Representations Maureen Devine (editor), Christa Grewe-Volpp (editor), Germany : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2008 Z1546590 2008 multi chapter work criticism
1 4 y separately published work icon Australian Film : Cultures, Identities, Texts Adi Wimmer , Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2008 Z1513882 2008 single work criticism
1 1 y separately published work icon A History of Postcolonial Literature in 12 1/2 Books Tobias Doring (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2007 Z1725740 2007 anthology criticism 'History isn't what happened. History is just what historians tell us ... One good story leads to another. First it was kings and archbishops with some offstage divine tinkering, then it was the march of ideas and the movements of masses, then little local events which means something bigger, but all the time it's connections, progress, meaning, this led to this, this happened because of this ... The history of the world? Just voices echoing in the dark; images that burn for a few centuries and then fade; stories, old stories that sometimes seem to overlap; strange links, impertinent connections. (Julian Barnes)

Postcolonial literature has emerged from such a critique of the patterns, strategies and narrative conventions by which history has been written. Many of the most powerful postcolonial books therefore set out to explore counter-histories, i.e., different versions of the familiar but often repressive ways in which foundational stories are told and perpetuated. This poses a fundamental problem: how can a history of postcolonial literature proceed without itself erasing counter-versions and thus repressing the critical power that should be acknowledged? The twelve chapters in this book all address this problem through thematic, theory-informed and critically focussed readings of central novels - Things Fall Apart, Nervous Conditions, The Uncle's Story, True History of the Kelly Gang, The Moor's Last Sigh, The Impressionist, The Lonely Londoners, The Buddha of Suburbia, Small Island, Trumpet, The Robber Bride, The English Patient -, so as to reveal the choices we make when reading, writing or revising history and when declaring cultural products to be central.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Who's Australia? - Whose Australia? : Contemporary Politics, Society and Culture in Australia Russell West-Pavlov (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2005 Z1889999 2005 anthology criticism 'This volume of essays links the questions Who's Australia? and Whose Australia? in interrogating issues of politics, society and culture in contemporary Australia. The essays ask pressing questions about the connections between the construction of identities and the distribution of resources, whether political, social or cultural in one postcolonial settler nation at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The contributions cover areas of enquiry as diverse as international law, immigration, indigenous issues, globalisation, religion, gender politics, fiction, and black-white reconciliation. The essays arose out of an extended lecture series organized by the Australia Centre Berlin and the Free University of Berlin in 2003-2004 and offer a fascinating cross-section of current research undertaken by academics at major Australian and European universities.' Source: http://www.amazon.de/ (Sighted 25/09/2012).
1 1 y separately published work icon Shakespeare's Legacy : The Appropriation of the Plays in Post-Colonial Drama Norbert Schaffeld (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2005 Z1481534 2005 anthology criticism
1 y separately published work icon Anglistentag 1999 Mainz : Proceedings Bernhard Reitz (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 2000 Z866180 2000 anthology criticism
1 y separately published work icon Twentieth-Century Theatre and Drama in English : Festschrift for Heinz Kosok on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday Twentieth-Century Theatre and Drama in English : Festschrift for Heinz Kosok on the Occasion of his Sixty Fifth Birthday Jurgen Kamm (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 1999 Z939083 1999 anthology criticism
1 y separately published work icon Race and Religion in Contemporary Theatre and Drama in English Bernhard Reitz (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 1999 Z866172 1999 anthology criticism
2 y separately published work icon Australien : Eine interdisziplinare Einfuhrung Rudolf Bader (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 1996 Z955887 1996 anthology criticism

Responding to a growing European interest in Australia, this scholarly German collection aims at offering an introduction to Australia and its culture for students, academics and researchers as well as interested travellers. The 19 contributions, written by academics working in the field of Australian studies, deal with various aspects of Australia, such as geography, natural environment, history and politics, indigenous issues, economics, language, film and music.

The sections on Australian literature, with contributions by Horst Priessnitz, Rudolf Bader, Annegret Maack, Marion Spies, and Albert-Reiner Glaap, trace trends and developments in Australian fiction, poetry and drama. All contributions are in German; they all include bibliographical information for further reading and research.
1 y separately published work icon Metapher und Modell : Ein Wuppertaler Kolloquium zu literarischen und wissenschaftlichen Formen der Wirklichkeitskonstruktion Wolfgang Bergem (editor), Friedhelm Marx (editor), Lothar Bluhm (editor), Trier : WVT : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier , 1996 Z868127 1996 anthology criticism
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