Expressionism As an International Literary Phenomenon: Twenty-one Essays and a Bibliography (Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages)

Ulrich Weisstein's Collection Of 21 Essays Offers A Comparative Study Of Expressionism As A Modernist Movement Whose Dynamic Core Lay In Germany And Austria-hungary, But Which Transformed Artistic Practices In Other European Countries. The Focus, Weisstein Argues, “must Be Strictly And Sharply Aimed At A Specific Body Of Works And Opinions—a Relatively Dense Core Surrounded By A Less Clearly Defined Fringe Zone—indigenous To The German Speaking Countries.” The Volume Spans An “expressionist” Period Extending From Roughly 1910 To 1925. Weisstein Himself Contributes Two Introductory Chapters On Problems Of Definition And A Thoughtful Analysis Of English Vorticism. An Ample Context Is Set By Comparative Essays Concerned With International Movements Such As Futurism That Had An Impact On German Expressionist Drama, Prose, And Poetry, Together With Essays On The Adaptation Of Expressionist Forms In Countries Such As Poland, Russia, Hungary, South Slavic Nations And The United States. These Essays Call Attention To Representative Authors And Artists, As Well As To Periodicals And Artistic Circles. Reviewers Have Praised Not Only The Presentation Of “literary Links And Interaction” Among National Cultures, But Especially The “most Rewarding” Interdisciplinary Essays On Dada And On Expressionist Painting, Music, And Film. EXPRESSIONISM AS AN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY PHENOMENON......Page 2 Editorial page......Page 3 Title page......Page 4 Copyright page......Page 5 Table of contents......Page 6 PREFACE......Page 8 EXPRESSIONISM AS AN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY PHENOMENON INTRODUCTION......Page 16 EXPRESSIONISM: STYLE OR "WELTANSCHAUUNG"?......Page 30 (1) EXPRESSIONISM: MOVEMENT, METHOD, STYLE......Page 46 (2) METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES......Page 47 (3) PILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUNDS AND PARALLELS......Page 51 (4) FUNCTIONAL CHANGES: METHOD AND STYLE......Page 55 FOREIGN INFLUENCES ON GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST DRAMA......Page 60 FOREIGN INFLUENCES ON GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST POETRY......Page 70 FOREIGN INFLUENCES ON GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST PROSE......Page 80 DADAISM AND EXPRESSIONISM......Page 98 EXPRESSIONIST LITERATURE AND PAINTING......Page 112 EXPRESSIONIST LITERATURE AND MUSIC......Page 142 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEFINITION OF THE EXPRESSIONIST FILM......Page 162 VORTICISM: EXPRESSIONISM ENGLISH STYLE......Page 168 EXPRESSIONISM IN ENGLISH DRAMA AND PROSE LITERATURE......Page 182 EXPRESSIONISM IN THE AMERICAN THEATER......Page 194 EXPRESSIONIST STAGE TECHNIQUES IN THE RUSSIAN THEATER......Page 206 EXPRESSIONISM IN SCANDINAVIA......Page 222 EXPRESSIONISM IN BELGIUM AND HOLLAND......Page 226 EXPRESSIONISM AND THE SOUTH SLAVS......Page 260 RUMANIAN EXPRESSIONISM......Page 270 EXPRESSIONISM IN HUNGARY......Page 288 EXPRESSIONISM IN POLAND......Page 300 RUSSIAN EXPRESSIONISM......Page 316 II. COLLECTIONS OF ESSAYS, SPECIAL ISSUES......Page 330 III. DOCUMENTS, MEMOIRS, CATALOGUES, SYMPOSIA, MANIFESTOS......Page 331 V. THE WORD "EXPRESSIONISM"......Page 332 VI.GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM: SECONDARY LITERATURE IN GERMAN......Page 333 VII.GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM DISCUSSED ABROAD......Page 338 VIII. EXPRESSIONISM ABROAD (THE GERMAN IMPACT)......Page 342 IX. EXPRESSIONISM AND THE OTHER ARTS......Page 346 INDEX OF NAMES......Page 352 ON THE ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF THE SERIES A COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF LITERATURES IN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES......Page 362