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GOD IS BEAUTIFUL, UGLY, DEAD: NAVID KERMANI, FERIDUN ZAIMOGLU AND (MORE THAN) CHRISTIAN ART 上帝是美丽的，丑陋的，死亡的：navidkermani，feridunzaimoglu和（不止）基督教艺术

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-05-23 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12383

Joseph Twist

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SELF-IDENTITY AND THE JEWISH BODY: ASSIMILATED GERMAN-SPEAKING JEWISH AUTHORS ON TRADITIONAL JUDAISM 自我认同与犹太身体&被同化的德语犹太作家对传统犹太教的思考

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-05-21 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12381

Yael Almog

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HUGO BALL'S RELIGIOUS CONVERSION 雨果·鲍尔的宗教皈依

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-05-21 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12378

Deborah Lewer

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INFERNAL MATTER(S) AND THE POWER OF THE WORD IN FERIDUN ZAIMOGLU'S EVANGELIO 费里敦·扎伊莫格鲁福音中的地狱物质与话语的力量

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-05-21 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12385

Margaret Littler

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THE GERMAN MUSEUM AND THE EARLY RECEPTION OF GERMAN LETTERS IN BRITAIN, 1800–18011 德国博物馆与德国信件在英国的早期接收，1800–1801 1

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-03-30 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12372

Oliver Puckey

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MADE BY HISTORY: HEINRICH VON TREITSCHKE'S HERO AND THE ANXIETIES OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY GERMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY 历史制造：海因里希·冯的英雄与十九世纪德国史学的焦虑

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-03-28 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12376

Jack Graveney

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GERMAN COLONIALISM IN EAST AFRICA AND ITS AFTERMATH IN ABDULRAZAK GURNAH'S NOVELS PARADISE AND AFTERLIVES AND IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE 古尔纳小说《天堂与来世》和当代德国文学中德国在东非的殖民主义及其后果

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-03-27 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12374

Dirk Göttsche

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THE (QUEER) AESTHETICS OF JEAN PAUL'S SIEBENKÄS 论让·保罗小说中的酷儿美学

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-03-24 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12373

Anchit Sathi

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THE BOY APPEARING (AS) THE SISTER: GENDER AND SILENCE IN GEORG TRAKL* 扮演妹妹的男孩：性别与沉默*

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-03-23 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12377

Juliette Christine Gruner

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THE SINS OF THE FATHERS: LEONARD FORSTER'S REPLY TO AN EARLY CRITIC OF THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GERMAN VERSE1 父亲的罪过&莱昂纳德·福斯特对《企鹅德国诗集》早期评论家的回复

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-03-23 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12375

Catherine Mason

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