Beschreibung
The series is designed to advance the publication of research pertaining to themes and motifs in literature. The studies cover cross-cultural patterns as well as the entire range of national literatures. They trace the development and use of themes and motifs over extended periods, elucidate the significance of specific themes or motifs for the formation of period styles, and analyze the unique structural function of themes and motifs.
Autorenportrait
Jennifer Ham is Associate Professor of German and Humanistic Studies and has served as Chair of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where she received the Founder’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and offers a wide array of courses on German literature, culture and language. Ham has presented and published on topics, such as, turn-of-the-century schooling, Frank Wedekind, animal studies, Nietzsche and femininity, cabaret and German cinema. She is also co-editor of