Transatlantic Crossings and Transformations: German-American Cultural Transfer from the 18th to the End of the 19th Century

ISBN-13: 9783631651063 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 418 str.

Kurt Mueller-Vollmer

Opis

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deficiencies of existing translation theories are exposed, so that in the concluding chapters 13 and 14 (with an unpublished memorandum by Alexander von Humboldt) a cohesive view of the entire process emerges.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.

Recenzje

«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)

Spis treści

Contents: German-American cultural transfer during the 18th and 19th centuries - American identity - Formation of an American national and cultural identity - New England Transcendentalists - Alexander von Humboldt.

O autorze

Kurt Mueller-Vollmer studied in Germany, France, Spain and the USA. He holds a Master's degree in American Studies from Brown University, Providence (USA) and a doctorate in German Studies and Humanities from Stanford University where he taught for over 40 years. His major publications concentrate in the areas of Hermeneutics, Comparative Literature and the work of Wilhelm von Humboldt.