Ute Berns Knihy

Focusing on the romantic playwright Thomas Lovell Beddoes, this study examines how his work is influenced by radical politics, life science, and gender discourse. It offers a fresh interpretation of his major work, Death's Jest Book, within the context of English and German romantic culture. The analysis highlights Beddoes's intricate understanding of history, intertwined with his interests in Early Modern culture and early modernist aesthetic experimentation, revealing a multifaceted vision that resonates with contemporary themes.

The Conference of the German Association for the Study of English (Anglistentag) took place at the University of Hamburg from 21 to 24 September 2016. It was organised by Ute Berns, Stephan Karschay, Monika Pietrzak-Franger, and Peter Siemund. Xiaolu Guo (London) in conversation with Ralf Hertel (Trier) Section I : Mash-ups Thomas Gurke, Lucia Krämer, Christian Lenz, Monika Pietrzak-Franger, Katharina Pink, Engelbert Thaler, Eckart Voigts, Alexander Zimbulov Section II : Engaging with the Past: Reinventing the Middle Ages Matthias Bauer, Matthias Berger, Eva von Contzen, Stefanie Fricke, Annette Kern-Stähler, Nicole Nyffenegger, Richard Utz, Angelika Zirker Section III : Force Fields of Serial Narration Susanne Köller, Sylvia Mieszkowski, Janneke Rauscher, Jan Rupp, Barbara Straumann Section IV : Cosmopolitan/Global/Planetary Fictions: The Uses and Abuses of Comparative Approaches Jan Alber, Roman Bartosch, Jana Gohrisch, Pavan Malreddy, Annika McPherson, Helge Nowak, Barbara Schmidt-Haberkamp, Ana Sobral