Publication

2014 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

73,500 words, Guess

Page Count

294 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPT1834.Z5 H35 2014

Description

"Rufus Hallmark's book explores Robert Schumann's beloved yet controversial song cycle Frauenliebe und Leben and the poems of Adelbert von Chamisso on which it is based, setting them in the context of the challenges and social expectations faced by women in early nineteenth- century Germany. Hallmark provides the most extensive English-language study of Chamisso, a poet little known today outside Germany, including a biographical sketch and excerpts from his other poetry"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Frauenliebe und LebenCambridge University Press2014

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