In this Book
- Wilhelm Raabe: The Fiction of the Alternative Community
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
The book is divided into three parts: an overview of Raabc's career, his problems with the public, and the early reception history that did so much to damage his reputation; thematic analyses that seek to release him from received opinions concerning the nature and quality of his oeuvre by exhibiting his versatility and polyperspectivism; and interpretations of individual works.
Originally published in 1987.
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Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xvi
- Part I : In Search of Raabe
- CHAPTER 1. Wolfenbüttel
- pp. 3-18
- CHAPTER 2. Stuttgart
- pp. 19-27
- CHAPTER 3. Braunschweig
- pp. 28-35
- CHAPTER 4. Raabe and His Public
- pp. 36-48
- CHAPTER 5. Pessimism
- pp. 49-58
- CHAPTER 6. The Case Against Raabe
- pp. 59-70
- Part II : Themes
- CHAPTER 8. Politics
- pp. 88-112
- CHAPTER 9. History
- pp. 113-132
- CHAPTER 10. Humor
- pp. 133-150
- CHAPTER 11. Literature
- pp. 151-169
- CHAPTER 12. Narrators
- pp. 170-188
- CHAPTER 13. The Defective Family
- pp. 189-199
- Part III : Interpretations
- CHAPTER 15. Irresolute Form: Abu Telfan
- pp. 213-226
- CHAPTER 19. Stuffcake Pro and Contra
- pp. 283-299
- In Lieu of a Conclusion
- pp. 331-338
- Bibliography
- pp. 387-410
- Index of Raabe's Works
- pp. 411-414
- Index of Names
- pp. 415-422