Author: Ingo Cornils

New essays on the works and themes of Hesse, one of the most perennially relevant and widely-read German authors. Today, forty years after Timothy Leary’s suggestion that hippies read Hermann Hesse w …

In Germany, the concept of ‘1968’ is enduring and synonymous with the German Student Movement, and is viewed, variously, as a fundamental liberalization, a myth, a second foundation, or an irritation …

An extensive look at historical, literary, and media representations of ’68 in Germany, challenging the way it has been instrumentalized. In Germany, the concept of ‘1968’ is enduring and synonymous …

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Since its beginnings, German Science Fiction (or SF) has engaged with social change and technological progress, often drawing from utopian thought. The writer Kurd Laßwitz challenged the authoritaria …

Shows German Science Fiction’s connections with utopian thought, and how it attempts Zukunftsbewältigung: coping with an uncertain but also unwritten future. Since its beginnings, German Science Fict …

New Perspectives on Contemporary German Science Fiction demonstrates the variety and scope of German science fiction (SF) production in literature, television, and cinema. The volume argues that spec …

Today, forty years after Timothy Leary’s suggestion that hippies read Hermann Hesse while ‘turning on, ‘ Hesse is once again receiving attention: faced with ubiquitous materialism, war, and ecologica …

A timely collection of new essays arguing for the continuing relevance and impact of Hesse’s works around the world. Hermann Hesse remains one of the great figures of world literature. He is the worl …

A timely collection of new essays arguing for the continuing relevance and impact of Hesse’s works around the world.Hermann Hesse remains one of the great figures of world literature. He is the world …