German Theses: Recent submissions
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The ecological voice in recent German-Swiss prose
(University of St Andrews, 2005-03) - ThesisThis thesis seeks to investigate the ecological theme in German-Swiss prose of the last thirty years. The role of nature has understandably always been significant in Swiss literature. In a nation that has eked out its ... -
The representation of male figures in the fiction of Irmtraud Morgner
(University of St Andrews, 2004-07) - ThesisThis study describes and analyses the treatment of male characters in the work of the East German author, Irmtraud Morgner. The main focus of the thesis is on Morgner’s handling of masculinity in relation to her treatment ... -
The portrayal of childhood in German fiction from Keller to Carossa
(University of St Andrews, 1947) - ThesisThe middle of the 19th century marks a stage in the development of childhood portrayal in German literature. But to take Keller as a starting point rather than Gotthelf, is to recognize in the former the deliberate ... -
The fairy tale on the old Viennese stage
(University of St Andrews, 1987) - ThesisThe thesis deals with fairy tales on the Viennese stage and their narrative sources from the beginning of the eighteenth century to 1848. In the introductory chapter a statistical analysis of fairy tales illustrates that ... -
The emergence of post-hybrid identities : a comparative analysis of national identity formations in Germany’s contemporary hip-hop culture
(2016-06-25) - ThesisThis thesis examines how hip-hop has become a meaningful cultural movement for contemporary artists in Hamburg and in Oldenburg. The comparative analysis is guided by a three-dimensional theoretical framework that considers ...