Autore: Northcott Kenneth J. Northcott

The Austrian playwright, novelist, and poet Thomas Bernhard (1931-89) is acknowledged as among the major writers of our times. At once pessimistic and exhilarating, Bernhard’s work depicts the corrup …

Goethe’s ranging literary genius, nimble yet luminous, resists simple classification. Poet and natural philosopher, critic and raconteur, Goethe was the most commanding literary presence of his time. …

These translations of Friedrich Durrenmatt s plays introduce the writer to a new generation of readers.The Swiss writer Friedrich Durrenmatt (1921 90) was one of the most important literary figures o …

These translations of Friedrich Durrenmatt s essays introduce the writer to a new generation of readers.The Swiss writer Friedrich Durrenmatt (1921 90) was one of the most important literary figures …

Thomas Bernhard is "one of the masters of contemporary European fiction" (George Steiner); "one of the century’s most gifted writers" (New York Newsday); "a virtuoso of ranco …