In this 1982 book, Professor Bance sets the novels of Theodor Fontane in the context of nineteenth-century Europe in order to demonstrate that his oeouvre can be seen in terms of a tension between a desire to present the facts and a desire to assert some transcendent poetic truth.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Poesie and Prosa; 3. Ellernklipp and Effi Briedt; 4. Irrungen, Wirrungen; 5. Unwiederbringlich; 6. Frau Jenny Treibel; 7. Die Poggenpuhls; 8. Der Stechlin; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
Klappentext
This 1982 book examines the novels of Theodor Fontane, one of the most important German novelists of the nineteenth century.
