This work looks at the Philipps-UniversitAt, Marburg, an institution influenced by national conservatism in the first half of the 20th century, in a study of the functionality and continuity of an academic elite spanning different political systems. The essays address questions concerning the institution's history, biographies and history of methods in disciplines heavily influenced by ideology, such as German studies, art history, musicology and European ethnology. Particular attention has been paid to the connection between academic work, membership in parties and organizations, political activities and careers of those at the university.

The Georg Buchner Yearbook, Volume 12, contains 16 essays dealing mainly with the Hessische Landbote, the dramatic work, Buchner s correspondence and the reception of his work in the 20th century. The themes examined here include the rhetorical strategy of the pamphlet, Buchner s relationship with his contemporaries Ludwig Borne and Karl Gutzkow, Buchner s modernity which is also expressed in his use of metaphor, the circumstances of the inclusion of his works in the German theater repertoire and his productive reception by authors such as Max Frisch and Volker Braun."

This volume provides a chronological survey of the complex development of the mental illness of J.M.R. Lenz as it manifested itself between autumn 1777 and early 1778. Much greater accuracy is achieved in connection with the well-known events in question thanks to the 150 documents quoted, a mine of information for all those interested in the course taken by Lenz' illness. The volume opens with a chronology outlining the sequence of the relevant events. An annex contains picture material, an index of places and a name index with biographical data.