German Theses: Recent submissions
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The dramatic illusion in the theory and later plays of Friedrich Schiller
(University of St Andrews, 1989-07) - ThesisStatements in Schiller's early essays seem to suggest that he adhered to the view of the dramatic illusion as a temporary escape from reality, an experience in which the spectator is encouraged to forget that he is in the ... -
Theory and patterns of tragedy in the later Novellen of Theodor Storm
(University of St Andrews, 1991-07) - ThesisThe thesis is an. attempt to refute the indictment of Storm's work as being sentimental and melancholy, arguing that such a judgment fails to take account of the writer's portrayal of tragedy in the final seventeen years ... -
The image of the moon in Goethe's works
(University of St Andrews, 1968-06) - Thesis -
The faculty of perception in the early narratives of Hartmann von Aue : with special reference to secular morality and penitential practice
(University of St Andrews, 1997-06) - ThesisThis thesis was conceived in response to the recent controversy in Hartmann scholarship concerning the existence of a psychological progression in Hartmann's characters. Whilst the majority of scholars argue that a progression ... -
On knowingness : irony and queerness in the works of Byron, Heine, Fontane, and Wilde
(University of St Andrews, 2014-09) - ThesisThis thesis identifies strategies of queer/irony in the writings of Lord Byron, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Fontane, and Oscar Wilde. Key to the understanding of irony is Friedrich Schlegel's re-evaluation of the concept. The ...