Inciting laughter :
Chase, Jefferson S.
Inciting laughter : the development of "Jewish humor" in 19th century German culture / Jefferson S. Chase. - 1 online resource (340 pages) - European cultures ; v. 12 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-325) and index.
Vicious Circles: Judenwitz as Stereotype and Strategy Humor as crux of majority/minority identity Judenwitz as Sign of German Particularity Pamphlet War: Moritz Gottlieb Saphir in Berlin 1826-30 Saphir's arrival and the beginning of the conflict Humor as battleground Legacy of the pamphlet war Handle and The Blade: Ludwig Borne's Serious Humor Borne's attitudes toward Jewishness and humor Borne as arts critic Affinities between Borne and Menzel Borne's "direct" political writings Anti-Judenwitz backlash Menzel as Borne apologist Borne's response Borne-Menzel estrangement Borne's final shift Borne's individual reception "Who Gets the Job Now?" Heinrich Heine and the J. G. Cotta Publishing House Heine's early contact with Cotta Judenwitz and literary talent Baths of Lucca Backlash against The Baths of Lucca and its influence on Cotta Atta Troll Cotta's neglect and Heine's individual reception Reading for the Plot: Judenwitz in and as Literary History Core myth of German literary history Adaptation of the myth over time Continuity and caesura Translations Moritz Gottlieb Saphir -- From: The Killed-Off Yet Still Alive and Kicking M. G. Saphir, or: Thirteen Dramatic Poets and a Magician Against One Lone Editor From: Come Here! or: Dear Public, Look and Trust Whom You Please On Witz "On Borne" Ludwig Borne -- Jews in Frankfurt am Main Theater Reviews From: Monograph of the German Post Snail: A Contribution to the Natural History of Mollusks and Testaceans From: Letters from Paris From: Menzel, the Frenchmen's Scourge Heinrich Heine -- Baths of Lucca Chapter 1 1 -- 5 -- 11 -- Chapter 2 20 -- 23 -- 37 -- 61 -- Chapter 3 64 -- 69 -- 81 -- 91 -- 99 -- 104 -- 114 -- 117 -- 123 -- 133 -- 136 -- Chapter 4 139 -- 144 -- 149 -- 157 -- 173 -- 180 -- 189 -- Chapter 5 193 -- 195 -- 207 -- 222 -- 229 -- 232 -- 235 -- 238 -- 241 -- 244 -- 247 -- 253 -- 259 -- 262 -- 266.
9783110813838 (e-book)
B�orne, Ludwig, 1786-1837 --Criticism and interpretation.
Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856 --Criticism and interpretation.
Saphir, Moritz Gottlieb, 1795-1858 --Criticism and interpretation.
German literature--Jewish authors--Translations into English.
German literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.
German literature--History and criticism.--19th century
German wit and humor.
Jewish wit and humor.
Jews--Intellectual life.--Germany
Judaism and literature--Germany.
Electronic books.
PT169 / .C45 2000
830.9/8924
Inciting laughter : the development of "Jewish humor" in 19th century German culture / Jefferson S. Chase. - 1 online resource (340 pages) - European cultures ; v. 12 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-325) and index.
Vicious Circles: Judenwitz as Stereotype and Strategy Humor as crux of majority/minority identity Judenwitz as Sign of German Particularity Pamphlet War: Moritz Gottlieb Saphir in Berlin 1826-30 Saphir's arrival and the beginning of the conflict Humor as battleground Legacy of the pamphlet war Handle and The Blade: Ludwig Borne's Serious Humor Borne's attitudes toward Jewishness and humor Borne as arts critic Affinities between Borne and Menzel Borne's "direct" political writings Anti-Judenwitz backlash Menzel as Borne apologist Borne's response Borne-Menzel estrangement Borne's final shift Borne's individual reception "Who Gets the Job Now?" Heinrich Heine and the J. G. Cotta Publishing House Heine's early contact with Cotta Judenwitz and literary talent Baths of Lucca Backlash against The Baths of Lucca and its influence on Cotta Atta Troll Cotta's neglect and Heine's individual reception Reading for the Plot: Judenwitz in and as Literary History Core myth of German literary history Adaptation of the myth over time Continuity and caesura Translations Moritz Gottlieb Saphir -- From: The Killed-Off Yet Still Alive and Kicking M. G. Saphir, or: Thirteen Dramatic Poets and a Magician Against One Lone Editor From: Come Here! or: Dear Public, Look and Trust Whom You Please On Witz "On Borne" Ludwig Borne -- Jews in Frankfurt am Main Theater Reviews From: Monograph of the German Post Snail: A Contribution to the Natural History of Mollusks and Testaceans From: Letters from Paris From: Menzel, the Frenchmen's Scourge Heinrich Heine -- Baths of Lucca Chapter 1 1 -- 5 -- 11 -- Chapter 2 20 -- 23 -- 37 -- 61 -- Chapter 3 64 -- 69 -- 81 -- 91 -- 99 -- 104 -- 114 -- 117 -- 123 -- 133 -- 136 -- Chapter 4 139 -- 144 -- 149 -- 157 -- 173 -- 180 -- 189 -- Chapter 5 193 -- 195 -- 207 -- 222 -- 229 -- 232 -- 235 -- 238 -- 241 -- 244 -- 247 -- 253 -- 259 -- 262 -- 266.
9783110813838 (e-book)
B�orne, Ludwig, 1786-1837 --Criticism and interpretation.
Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856 --Criticism and interpretation.
Saphir, Moritz Gottlieb, 1795-1858 --Criticism and interpretation.
German literature--Jewish authors--Translations into English.
German literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.
German literature--History and criticism.--19th century
German wit and humor.
Jewish wit and humor.
Jews--Intellectual life.--Germany
Judaism and literature--Germany.
Electronic books.
PT169 / .C45 2000
830.9/8924