Biography EssayAdalbert Stifter is the best-known nineteenth-century Austrian prose writer and is among the most highly regarded of all German and Austrian writers of the modern era. His work, along w...
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Adalbert Stifter is the best-known nineteenth-century Austrian prose writer and is among the most highly regarded of all German and Austrian writers of the modern era. His work, along with that of suc...
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In the following essay, Urzidil comments on Stifter's portrayal of the Jewish protagonist of "Adibas."
Until Stifter's "Abdias" appeared about a hundred ye...
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In the following excerpt, Sjögren analyzes the significance of the "brown girl" in "Katzensilber."
Stifter's "Katzensilber," the only tale wr...
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In the following excerpt, Silz discusses the structure and merits of "Abdias. "
One of the modern theorists of narrative literature, Georg Lukács, has evolved a view of the Nov...
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In the following excerpt, Stern analyzes "The Ancient Seal," which he calls one of Stifter's finest works.
In structure and style, "The Ancient Seal" is represent...
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In the following review of Limestone and Other Stories, Segal explains what makes these stories moving and beautiful.
David Luke, the excellent translator of Adalbert Stifter's stories, has,...
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In the following excerpt, Luke places Stifter's work in the context of Biedermeierera German culture.
The three stories in [Limestone and Other Stories] were all written toward the end of wh...
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Critical Essay by Keith Spalding
"Adalbert Stifter," in German Men of Letters, Vol. V, edited by Alex Natan, Oswald Wolff, 1969, pp. 183-208.
In the following excerpt, Spalding descr...
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In the following excerpt, Swales demonstrates the tension between individuality and generality in "Granit" and other works by Stifter.
"Granit," from the Bunte Steine co...
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In the following excerpt, Klieneberger proposes reasons for the wide fluctuations in Stifter's reputation.
There are few, if any, writers whose reputation has fluctuated as widely, who have ...
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Adalbert Stifter
Adalbert Stifter
Critical Essay by John Urzidil
