In this new edition of "Die Judenbuche" Professor Foulkes aims to provide all the information and background necessary for understanding and appreciation of the text. A brief introduction to the author is followed by a systematic attention to such matters as source and background materials, narrative technique, interpretative problems and questions of imagery and style. The introduction concludes with a modern reading of the story which suggests that the particular significance of the novella for today's reader is to be found in its evocative and symbolic treatment of humankind's destructive impulses towards the natural world which sustains it. Full and detailed notes, together with a vocabulary specific to the text, guide the reader through cultural and historical as well as linguistic difficulties. There is also a bibliography with suggestions on further reading.

Die Judenbuche (German Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Annette Von Droste-Hülshoff

Contemporary

Basil Blackwell

Three eerie tales from 19th century German

Prosaic lives take on an enigmatic and wider meaning in these three suberb talkes. They go beyond the everyday world to illuminate man's place in a strange and mysterious universe. The Black Spider, Jeremias Gotthelf: The Devil's revenge for being deceived is at the core of this masterly Swiss narrative. An intricate structure, sexual symbolism, and unerring characterization makes this a brilliant example of its genre. The Jews' Beech Tree, Annette von Droste-Hulshoff Based on an actual occurence, this dramatic tale of remorse and expiation anticipated aspects of a much later literary approach. Its author is Germany's geratest poetess. The Rider On The White House, Theodor Storm, With haunting ambience, this famous novella re-creates a legendary figure out of Storm's childhood. In his struggle against society, the protagonist, like some Shakespearean heroes, is destroyed by an excess of his own best qualities. Eathly existence, the authors of these stories attest, is but one aspect of a wider reality. These errie tales are indeed fascinating explorations of man's world.

Three Eerie Tales from 19th Century German

Theodor Storm

Jérémias, Gotthelf

Ungar Pub. Co.

Die Judenbuche

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Ernst Klett Verlag (Stuttgart)

Klett

Die Judenbuche. Textausgabe mit Kommentar und Materialien

Die Judenbuche. Ein Sittengemälde aus dem gebirgichten Westfalen.

Goldman Verlag

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Classics

Insel-Verlag

Book by Droste-Hulshoff, Von Annette, Droste-Hulshoff

Die Judenbuche, Erzahlungen (German Edition)

SWAN Buch-Vertrieb GmbH

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