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German
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft 
 Exhibit devoted to "the activities and membership of the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft [Fruitbearing Society], the earliest German learned society, founded in 1617." The Society "promoted the use of German as a literary and scholarly language by the attention it focused on important new works of German scholarship and literature ... publishing these works through most of the 17th century." Features annotated images of publications, manuscripts, engravings, and related material. From the University of California, Berkeley, Library. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/news_events/fbg/contents.html Topics: History By Place, Literature by Place Last updated Feb 9, 2007 Hermann Hesse Portal
Biographical information about Hermann Hesse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and author of books such as "Siddhartha," "Steppenwolf," and "Narcissus and Goldmund." Includes photos and information about other resources on the author. Searchable. Section on Hesse's works is only available in German. Site also available in several languages. http://www.hermann-hesse.de/eng/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place Last updated Jun 7, 2004 The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999: Günter Grass
Background for this German author who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1999 and who is known for his novel "The Tin Drum." Includes a biography, the text of his Nobel lecture (in English, Swedish, and German), his Nobel diploma, and photos. Also includes an excerpt from "The Tin Drum" and a video (in German with English subtitles) of an interview with Grass. From the Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1999/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literature by Place Last updated Aug 15, 2006 Researching German Exiles: Exiled German Intellectuals in Los Angeles
Profiles of over a dozen prominent members of the German émigré community in Southern California during the 1930s and 1940s (including Bertolt Brecht, Thomas Mann, Ludwig Marcuse, Erich Maria Remarque, and Bruno Walter). Entries feature biographical information; many feature photographs of homes. From the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, University of Southern California (USC). http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/libraries/feuchtwanger/exiles/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literature by Place, Notable People Last updated Jun 7, 2006 Was Bleibt?: German Prose (East and West) Since 1945
A brief discussion of German prose focusing on 24 writers, with a brief summary of one work from each. Writers include Jurek Becker, Johannes Bobrowski, Heinrich Böll, Volker Braun, H-M Enzensberger, Franz Fühmann, Günter Grass, Peter Härtling, Stefan Heym, Uwe Johnson, Walter Kempowski, Irmtraud Morgner, Brigitte Reimann, Peter Schneider, Patrick Süskind, Martin Walser, Peter Weiss, Gabriele Wohmann, and Christa Wolf. From the Library and Information Centre, Goethe-Institut London. In English and German. http://www.goethe.de/kue/lit/prj/was/enindex.htm Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place Last updated Feb 16, 2006 |
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