Murdoch, Brian

[1983]: The University of Hull, England

"Game, Image and Ambiguity in Stefan Zweig's 'Schachnovelle'" in New German Studies [The German Department of the University of Hull], 11 [1983], pp. 171-189

[1986]: Methuen Educational Ltd, London

Schachnovelle [Stefan Zweig]. Edited by Brian Murdoch. Text in German, introduction and notes in English by the editor. 145p. [Methuen's Twentieth Century German Texts]

Contents:

[1].

Acknowledgements, p. vi

Stefan Zweig

[2].

Stefan Zweig, pp. 1-3

[3].

The European, pp. 3-7

[4].

The exile, pp. 7-9

[5].

Zweig's last works, pp. 9-12

Schachnovelle

[6].

Schachnovelle, pp. 12-13

[7].

The novella, pp. 13-15

[8].

Composition, structure and setting, pp. 15-17

[9].

Narrative perspective, pp. 17-19

[10].

Style and characterization, pp. 19-23

[11].

The game of chess, pp. 24-26

Interpretations

[12].

Interpretations, p. 26

[13].

The historical context, pp. 26-29

[14].

The humanist ideal, pp. 29-30

[15].

The ambiguous image, pp. 30-34

[16].

Notes to the introduction, pp. 35-37

[17].

Select bibliography, pp. (38)-41

Schachnovelle

[18].

Schachnovelle [Text in German], pp. (43)-105

[19].

Notes to the text, pp. (106)-126

[20].

Select vocabulary, pp. (127)-145