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Ludwig Tieck and America

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Percy Matenko
1954
Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
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This study explores the question of Tieck's reception in and influence on the American literary scene before 1900, with the additional goal of shedding light on the reception in America of German Romanticism as a whole. Matenko investigates representation of Tieck in American magazines, books and text books, American translations of his work, his relationships with American authors including Poe and Hawthorne, and also includes a list of American books in Tieck's personal library.

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Cover

Half-Title Page

pp. i

Series Page

pp. ii

Title Page

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv-vi

Table of Contents

pp. vii-viii

Preface

pp. ix-xi

1. American Visitors and Tieck; Charles Follen

pp. 1-12

2. Tieck’s Reception in American Magazines and Books Prior to 1900

pp. 13-37

3. American Translations of Tieck

pp. 38-47

4. Tieck and American Authors

pp. 48-70

5. Tieck, Poe and Hawthorne

pp. 71-88

6. Tieck’s Attitude to America

pp. 89-92

Conclusions

pp. 93-96

Appendix: A List of American Books in Tieck’s Library According to the Asher Catalog of 1849

pp. 97-106

Bibliography

pp. 107-115

Index

pp. 116-120
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