02836nam 2200601 450 991045433480332120200520144314.01-58729-778-7(CKB)1000000000704752(EBL)843245(OCoLC)609151407(SSID)ssj0000176542(PQKBManifestationID)12022987(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000176542(PQKBWorkID)10206517(PQKB)11724643(MiAaPQ)EBC843245(Au-PeEL)EBL843245(CaPaEBR)ebr10354589(EXLCZ)99100000000070475220070320h20072007 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImages of Germany in American literature /Waldemar ZacharasiewiczIowa City :University of Iowa Press,[2007]©20071 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58729-524-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Images of Germany in America; 2. Discovering Germany: The Early Nineteenth Century; 3. Differing Responses: The Late Nineteenth Century; 4. Transatlantic Encounters: Fin-de-siècle Estrangement; 5. Cultural Conflicts: The Early Twentieth Century; 6. Interlude: Before World War II; 7. The Return of Clichés: The World War II Years; 8. The Burden of the Past: Post-War Germany; 9. Conclusion: A Look toward the Future; Notes; Bibliography; IndexWaldemar Zacharasiewicz explores the cultural and historical background of the varied images of Germany and Germans in American literature throughout the past two centuries. Using an interdisciplinary approach known as comparative imagology, which borrows from social psychology and cultural anthropology, Zacharasiewicz samples a broad spectrum of original sources, including literary works, letters, diaries, autobiographical accounts, travelogues, newspaper reports, films, and even cartoons and political caricatures.American literatureGermanyInfluenceGermans in literatureAmerican literatureHistory and criticismGermanyIn literatureGermanySymbolic representationElectronic books.American literatureInfluence.Germans in literature.American literatureHistory and criticism.810.9Zacharasiewicz Waldemar553372MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454334803321Images of Germany in American literature2077771UNINA