Tainted sources: The subversion of the Grimms' ideology of the folktale in Heinrich Heine's Der Rabbi von Bacherach

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's ideology of folkloric purity that is depicted in their novel Kinder-und Hausmarchen is presented. The narrative style of Heinrich Heine in his book 'Der Rabbi von Bacherach' as viewed by the Grimm's brothers is discussed.

Grimm Brothers, Kinder-und Hausmarchen (Novel), Der Rabbi von Bacherach (Book), German folk literature, Heine, Heinrich

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From weiter leben (1992) to Still Alive (2001): Ruth Kluger's cultural translation of her "German Book" for American Audience

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The depiction of the Holocaust in Ruth Kluger's novel weiter leben: eine Jugend is discussed. The Americanized depiction by the author in the translated version 'Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered' is also discussed.

Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered (Novel), weiter leben: eine Jugend (Novel), Holocaust literature, Kluger, Ruth

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The popular culture alibi: Bernhard Schlink's detective novels and the culture of politically correct holocaust literature

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Bernhard Schlink's popular detective novels especially the Selb-trilogy are analyzed. The fictitious character detective Gerhard Selb is analyzed. The ideology governing Schlink's works is examined.

German literature, Schlink, Bernhard

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