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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*

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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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ROOM AT THE INN? WERTHER IN WAHLHEIM 旅馆的房间?无论在瓦尔海姆

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GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-03-21 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12371

Howard Gaskill

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POETICS AND POLITICS OF CLIMATE: STURM UND DRANG AND ENLIGHTENMENT-ERA CLIMATE THEORY 气候的诗学与政治:风暴与启蒙时代的气候理论

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GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2023-01-05 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12367

Anna-Lisa Baumeister

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INTRODUCTION: RADICAL AND MODERATE STURM UND DRANG 引言：激进和温和的STURM UND DRANG

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GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12362

Martin Wagner, Ellwood Wiggins

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THE FREEDOM OF A PLAYWRIGHT: STURM UND DRANG AESTHETIC INNOVATION THROUGH A LUTHERAN LENS 剧作家的自由：路德视角下的斯特朗美学创新

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12368

Martin Wagner

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J. M. R. LENZ AND THE PROBLEM OF SOLDIERS: BETWEEN MODERATE AND RADICAL STURM UND DRANG IN LENZ'S MILITARY REFORMS 伦茨与士兵问题&论伦茨军事改革中的温和派与激进派

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GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12364

Ian McLean

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KARL MOOR'S FAILED REVOLUTION: RADICAL CRITIQUE AND MODERATE POLITICS IN SCHILLER'S DIE RÄUBER 卡尔·摩尔失败的革命:席勒《死亡》中的激进批判与温和政治rÄuber

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12366

Thiti Owlarn

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WHAT IS RADICAL? BÜCHNER AND BRECHT READ LENZ 什么是激进？BÜCHNER和布莱希特读伦茨

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12369

Veronica Rose Curran

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MANNHEIM AND COMPANY: GENDER, ECONOMICS AND MODERATE STURM UND DRANG IN J. M. R. LENZ'S DER LANDPREDIGER (1777)1 曼海姆与同伴:性别、经济与适度风暴——论伦茨的《土地掠夺者》(1777

IF 0.2 3区文学

GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12363

Mary Helen Dupree

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