An Anthology of German Novellas

This new collection intended for the student and the interested general reader of German alike includes both traditional examples and those which fall outside the usual canon. The sixteen novellas in the volume have been carefully chosen on the bases of length historical significance popularity and interest and have been extensively glossed by the editor who also provides an introduction to the history and theory of the genre. SIEGFRIED WEING is Professor of Modern Languages at the Virginia Military Institute. Contents: GEORG PHILLIP HARSDÖRFFER - Die angenehme StrafJOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE - Die schöne KrämerinLUDWIG TIECK - Der blonde EckbertHEINRICH VON KLEIST - Das Erdbeben in ChiliJOHANN PETER HEBEL - Unverhofftes WidersehenCLEMENS BRENTANO - Die Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen AnnerlACHIM VON ARNIM - Der tolle Invalide auf dem Forte RatonneauANNETTE VON DROSTE-HÜLSHOF - Die JudenbucheADALBERT STIFTER - BergkristallPAUL HEYSE - L'ArrabiataMARIE VON EBNER-ESCHENBACH - KrambambuliGERHART HAUPTMANN - Bahnwärter ThielHUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL - Das Erlebnis des Marschalls von BassompierreGUSTAV MEYRINK - Der violette TodGEORG HEYM - Das SchiffFRANZ KAFKA - Das Urteil