Kategoria BISAC: Literary Collections >> European - General

Paul Celans Lyrik zu ubersetzen sei nicht nur besonders schwierig, sondern prinzipiell unmoglich, schreibt der Philosoph Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe im Jahr 1986. Er unterstreicht damit eine These, die wie keine andere in der Ubersetzungskritik seit Joachim du Bellay allgemeine Zustimmung findet. Zugleich ist Paul Celan einer der am meisten ubersetzten deutschsprachigen Dichter in Frankreich und sein eigenes ubersetzerisches Werk macht nicht nur deutlich, dass Lyrikubersetzung existiert, sondern auch, dass die einfachen binaren Oppositionen (ubersetzbar-unubersetzbar, treu-untreu, etc.) zu...

This book-series, initiated in 1992, has an interdisciplinary orientation; it is published in English and German and comprises research monographs, collections of essays and editions of source texts dealing with German-Jewish literary and cultural history, in particular from the period covering the 18th to 20th centuries.

The closer definition of the term German-Jewish applied to literature and culture is an integral part of its historical development. Primarily, the decisive factor is that from the middle of the 18th century German gradually became the language of choice for Jews,...

Vincent van Gogh's letters are frequently admired for their exceptional literary quality, but there is no extended critique of this aspect of his writing. Addressing key constellations of metaphors and ideas, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh shows the remarkable imaginative coherence underlying the painter's correspondence and charts van Gogh's evolving conception of himself as an artist.?

For the past five years, this anthology has stirred reactions around the globe, exciting readers, critics, and publishers alike. Bringing new names and work of European writers to an international audience has shown the vitality of writing from Europe at a time when the number of translations has dramatically shrunk in the United States and England, thereby depriving readers of access to some of the best writing being done in the world today. As in past volumes, special attention is paid to writers from the smaller countries who are usually overlooked (Albania, the Ukraine, Belarus,...