Author: Matthew Philpotts

This study of the legendary Berlin literary and cultural journal Sinn und Form (1949- ) has a twofold significance. Based on extensive archival research and a detailed reading of the journal’s publis …

This book seeks to move twentieth-century German literary history away from its stubbornly persistent reliance on the political turning-points of 1933 and 1945. In the first part of the book, the aut …

Examines, then employs the metaphor of cultural impact in an effort to understand how culture works in the German-speaking world. How to gauge the impact of cultural products is an old question, but …

Fresh perspectives on the cultural history of the German Democratic Republic, exploring the nation’s dialogue with the German past. Established, commissioned, and edited by the Department of German a …