Stefan Zweig Reconsidered. New Perspectives on his Literary and Biographical Writings

[2007]: Max Niemeyer Verlag, Tübingen

Stefan Zweig Reconsidered. New Perspectives on his Literary and Biographical Writings. Edited by Mark H. Gelber. VI/225p. [Conditio Judaica, 62]. This volume is comprised of 14 contributions, which are revised and expanded versions of lectures held at an international conference on Stefan Zweig that took place in Israel in 2004

Contents:

[1].

Introduction: Stefan Zweig in Israel [Mark H. Gelber], pp. (1)-6

[2].

Erasmus: Stefan Zweig’s Alter-Ego [Jacob Golomb], pp. (7)-20

[3].

Joseph Fouché. Geschichte, Individuum und Dichtung bei Stefan Zweig [Karl Müller], pp. (21)-40

[4].

Stefan Zweig et Romain Rolland. Naissance de l’Intellectuel Européen [Denis Charbit], pp. (41)-58

[5].

Stefan Zweig and the "World of Yesterday" [Robert S. Wistrich], pp. (59)-77

[6].

Stefan Zweigs Ekel vor jeglicher Politik [Gert Kerschbaumer], pp. (79)-90

[7].

Stefan Zweig und das Christentum [Michel Reffet], pp. (91)-106

[8].

Stefan Zweig’s “Untergang eines Herzens” as a Version of Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Illych” [Sarah Fraiman-Morris], pp. (107)-117

[9].

Stefan Zweig und die Novelle der Wiener Moderne am Beispiel Arthur Schniztlers [Mataž Birk], pp. (119)-137

[10].

At Kithaeron Mountain. Stefan Zweig’s Approach to the Daemonic [Bernhard Greiner], pp. (139)-150

[11].

Stefan Zweig as (Austrian) Eulogist [Mark H. Gelber], pp. (151)-162

[12].

Fragmentation and the Quest for Unity. Stefan Zweig’s Novellas as Tales of the Assimilationist Jewish Predicament [Hanni Mittelmann], pp. (163)-174

[13].

“Mit einer finsteren, einer schwarzen Liebe”. Zu Liebesdiskursen in Stefan Zweigs erzählerischem Werk [Ingrid Spörk], pp. (175)-192

[14].

Das Theater als europäische Anstalt. Theaterverständnis und kulturelles Kapital bei Stefan Zweig [Vera Apfelthaler], pp. (193)-201

[15].

A Spectral Mirror Image. Stefan Zweig and his Critics [Vivian Liska], pp. (203)-217

[16].

List of Contributors, pp. (219)-220

[17].

Index, pp. (221)-225

Review of this volume: Astrid Heyer. “Gelber, Mark H., ed. Stefan Zweig Reconsidered” in The German Quarterly [Durham, NC], 82:2 [Spring 2009], pp. 270-272