Further Reading
CRITICISM
Brumm, Anne-Marie. “The Poetry of Regionalism, Feminine Voices of the Nineteenth Century: Emily Dickinson and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff.” Colby Library Quarterly 21, no. 2 (1985): 83-91.
Examines how the naturalist depictions of their local landscapes reflect both Dickinson's and Droste-Hülshoff's rejection of Romanticism.
———. “Religion and the Poet: ED and Annette von Droste-Huelshoff.” Dickinson Studies 59 (1986): 21-38.
Observes the importance of faith and religion in the lives and poetry of the two authors.
Chick, Edson. “Voices in Discord: Some Observations on Die Judenbuche.” German Quarterly 42, no. 2 (March 1969): 147-57.
Contends that the lack of narrative coherence in the novella is a carefully controlled technique for highlighting the moral contradictions of the story.
Coenen, Frederic E. “The ‘Idee’ in Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's Die Judenbuche.” German Quarterly 12, no. 4 (November 1939): 204-09.
Interprets the novella as a critique of liberal political movements, from Droste-Hülshoff's aristocratic vantage point.
Cottrell, Alan P. “The Significance of the Name ‘Johannes’ in Die Judenbuche.” Seminar 6, no. 3 (October 1970): 207-15.
Connects the name of the character Johannes Niemand with the gospel writer John the Evangelist.
Doerr, Karin. “The Specter of Anti-Semitism in and around Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's Judenbuche.” German Studies Review 17, no. 3 (October 1994): 447-71.
Calls for greater attention to the inherent anti-Semitism of the novella; suggests that critics have tended to gloss over negative depictions of Jews in emphasizing Droste-Hülshoff's importance as a woman writer.
Flygt, Sten G. “‘Durchwachte Nacht’: A Structural Analysis of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's Poem.” Journal of English and Germanic Philology 55, no. 2 (April 1956): 257-74.
Considers the relationship between the structure of the poem and its themes.
Friedrichsmeyer, Sara. “Women's Writing and the Construct of an Integrated Self.” In The Enlightenment and Its Legacy: Studies in German Literature in Honor of Helga Slessarev, edited by Sara Friedrichsmeyer and Barbra Becker-Cantarino, pp. 171-80. Bonn: Bouvier Verlag, 1991.
Discusses Droste-Hülshoff as an example of the challenge women authors faced in embracing the integrated self of the Enlightenment.
Godwin-Jones, Robert. “Where the Devil Leads: Peasant Superstitions in George Sand's Petite Fadette and Droste-Hülshoff's Judenbuche.” Neohelicon 10, no. 1 (1983): 221-38.
Contrasts the treatment of peasants in the work of Sand and Droste-Hülshoff, asserting that the differences are based on the authors' differing political views.
Guder, G. “Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's Conception of Herself as Poet.” German Life and Letters 11, no. 1 (October 1957): 13-24.
Proposes that Droste-Hülshoff understood her poet vocation as primarily religious in nature, as a sacrifice contributing to the redemption of mankind.
Guthrie, John. “Byron's Influence on Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's ‘Lebt wohl.’” Proceedings of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society 22, no. 1 (1992): 75-82.
Assesses the influence of Byron's farewell poem on Droste-Hülshoff's last work, suggesting that Byron's impact consists primarily in the poem's imagery.
Immerwahr, Raymond. “The Peasant Wedding as Dramatic Climax of Die Judenbuche.” In Momentum dramaticum: Festschrift for Eckehard Catholy, edited by Linda Dietrick and David G. John, pp. 321-36. Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press, 1990.
Argues for the coherence of the novella by demonstrating the peasant wedding's connection to the themes of moral degeneration and salvation.
Mare, Margaret. Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1965, 322 p.
Analyzes several of Droste-Hülshoff's major poems, including short poems and the epics; also contains a biography and brief mention of her prose.
McGlathery, James M. “Fear of Perdition in Droste-Hülshoff's Judenbuche.” In Lebendige Form: Interpretationen Zur Deutschen Literatur, edited by Jeffrey L. Sammons and Ernst Schurer, pp. 229-44. München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1970.
Interprets the novella in light of the themes of salvation and the threat of damnation.
Mellen, Philip A. “Ambiguity and Intent in Die Judenbuche.” Germanic Notes 8 (1977): 8-10.
Maintains that the ambiguous nature of the story serves the purpose of calling justice into question.
Peucker, Brigitte. “The Poetry of Regeneration: Droste-Hülshoff's Ophelia as Muse.” In Lyric Descent in the German Romantic Tradition, pp. 71-118. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987.
Discusses the Ophelia figure in some of Droste-Hülshoff's works as a manifestation of the poet's struggles to find an authentic voice.
Pickar, Gertrud Bauer. “The Battering and Meta-Battering of Droste's Margreth: covert Misogyny in Die Judenbuche's Critical Reception.” Women in German Yearbook 9 (1993): 71-90.
Suggests that the misogyny of the narrator towards the character of Margreth colors critical interpretations of the novella.
———. “Perdu Reclaimed: A Reappraisal of Droste's Comedy.” Monatshefte für Deutschsprachige Literatur und Kultur 76, no. 4 (winter 1984): 409-21.
Argues for the importance of Droste-Hülshoff's play as an indicator of her identity as an author.
Silz, Walter. “Droste-Hülshoff, Die Judenbuche.” In Realism and Reality: Studies in the German Novelle of Poetic Realism, pp. 36-51. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1954.
Observes the novella's place in the transition from Romanticism to Realism and Naturalism; finds Droste-Hülshoff in anticipation of literary trends.
Suttner, Christa. “A Note on the Droste-Image and ‘Das Spiegelbild.’” German Quarterly 40, no. 4 (November 1967): 623-29.
Discusses how Droste-Hülshoff's poem demonstrates her awareness of and interest in the prevailing literary movements of her time.
Thomas, L. H. C. “Die Judenbuche and English Literature.” Modern Language Review 64 (1969): 351-54.
Proposes the influence on Droste-Hülshoff of some English texts and authors, particularly George Crabbe's The Village.
Tytler, Graeme. “The Presentation of Herr von S. in Die Judenbuche.” German Quarterly 73, no. 4 (fall 2000): 337-50.
Counters the view that Herr von S. functions as a model of a good man, suggesting that the baron's moral failings contribute to the social problems portrayed in the story.
Weber, Betty Nance. “Droste's Judenbuche: Westphalia in International Context.” Germanic Review 50, no. 3 (May 1975): 203-12.
Relates the novella to the French Revolution and Droste-Hülshoff's political beliefs.
Wells, Larry D. “Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's Johannes Niemand: Much Ado About Nobody.” Germanic Review 52, no. 2 (March 1977): 109-21.
Traces the character of Niemand to other “nobody” characters in German literature; focuses on the theme of self-knowledge.
Whitinger, Raleigh. “From Confusion to Clarity: Further Reflections on the Revelatory Function of Narrative Technique and Symbolism in Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's Die Judenbuche.” Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte 54, no. 2 (June 1980): 259-83.
Attempts to reconcile the critical views that differ on the role of mystery and clarity in the novella; finds that factual ambiguity does not result in moral ambiguity.
Additional coverage of Droste-Hülshoff's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Concise Dictionary of World Literary Biography, Vol. 2; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 113; Literature Resource Center; Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Vol. 3.
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