Assesses the relevance of the works of Fontane, perhaps the
foremost German novelist between Goethe and Mann, for the
twenty-first century. Theodor Fontane remains a canonical figure in
German literature, the most important representative of poetic
realism, and likely the best German-language novelist between
Goethe and Mann, yet scholarly attention to his works oftenlags
behind his stature, at least in the English-speaking academy. This
volume, coinciding with Fontane's 200th birthday in 2019, assesses
the relevance of his works for us today and also draws attention to
the most current English-language research. Much has changed in the
last two decades in critical theory, and the volume highlights how
new methodological approaches and new archival research can update
our understanding of Fontane's works. Although his novels are
famously rooted in the details of quotidian life in
nineteenth-century Germany, they also reflect larger historical
transformations that resonate with our world today (e.g., financial
crisis, class conflict, changing gender roles, and migration) and
so speak to contemporary critical interests. The volume's
contributors draw on literary and cultural studies approaches
including gender and sexuality studies, emotion studies,
transnationalismand globalization, media and visual studies,
rhetorical criticism, paratextual criticism, and digital
humanities. Their contributions survey a wide range of Fontane's
literary production in order to speak to both German and non-German
audiences in the twenty-first century. Contributors: James N. Bade,
Russell A. Berman, Katharina Adeline Engler-Coldren, Todd Kontje,
John B. Lyon, Ervin Malakaj, Nicolas von Passavant, Lynne Tatlock,
Christian Thomas, Brian Tucker, Michael J. White, Holly A. Yanacek.
John B. Lyon is Professor of German at the University of
Pittsburgh. Brian Tucker is Associate Professor of German at Wabash
College.
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