Sappho in the Shadows
Essays on the work of German women poets of the age of Goethe (1749-1832), with translations of their poetry into EnglishEdited by Anthony John Harper & Margaret C. Ives
Much scholarship and research has been devoted to the remarkable flowering of German literature during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Nevertheless the contribution made by women writers remains comparatively unknown, especially in the English-speaking world. Sappho in the Shadows seeks to rectify this by examining and setting in a social and literary context the life and work of seven female poets, many of whom defied convention in an attempt to establish an independent identity. Each chapter is accompanied by examples of their poetry, together with English translations. The intention is to render the achievement of these pioneering figures more accessible to all those interested in womens' writing in the Classical/Romantic period.
ContentsAnthony J. Harper and Margaret C. Ives: Introduction
Margaret C. Ives: Anna Luise Karsch (1722-1791): a brave woman goes to war
Margaret C. Ives: Gabriele Baumberg (1766-1839): in praise of love and marriage
Margaret C. Ives: Karoline von Günderrode (1780-1806): the 'Tian' legend
J. Harper: Sophie Mereau (1770-1806): living to love and loving to live
Brian Keith-Smith: Friederike Brun (1765-1835): in tears too there is joy
Anthony J. Harper: Luise Hensel (1798-1876): a little bird sits captive within its narrow cell
Marion E. Gibbs: Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848): the poet of the ever-open wounds
Select Biography
Notes on the contributors
British and Irish Studies in German Language and Literature - Volume 19
Peter Lang, Paperback, english, contains dedication by Margaret C. Ives, 280 pages