Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Document formatted into pages; contains 218 p. Includes bibliographical references. Abstract available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center; full text release delayed at author's request until 209 March 29.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 214 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (Th. M.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-124).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-124).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-124).

Inaugdiss.--Frankfurt am Main. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-211).

Texte remanié de: Promotionsschrift--Theologische Fakultät--Kiel--Christian-Albrechts-Universität, 1998. / Bibliogr. p. 372-408. Index.

This dissertation seeks to explore the nature of the self/other, subject/object dialectic that can be found in Jacques Lacan's theory of the Minor Stage and his notion of Imaginary mastery, and how this relationship can be re-read in terms of a beholder/image relationship. What I seek to demonstrate in exploring the relationship between the beholder and the image is the staging of two opposing emotions, aggression and desire and the consequential tussle for mastery that arises from the self/other, and hence the beholder/image, dichotomy. I seek to explore the reasons why such a beholder/image relationship becomes ambivalent, due to veiled, obscured and fragmented images. / KMBT_363 / Adobe Acrobat 9.54 Paper Capture Plug-in

Eulenspiegel est une des rares figures littéraires du XVIe siècle à jouir jusqu’à aujourd’hui d’une renommée considérable en Allemagne. Pourquoi et comment Eulenspiegel demeure-t-il particulièrement présent dans le paysage littéraire allemand après 1945 ? Ce travail se concentre sur des réécritures du recueil de farces Ein kurtzweilig Lesen von Dil Ulenspiegel, l’oeuvre la plus ancienne dans laquelle apparaît Eulenspiegel. L’étude préalable de ce recueil montre que, tel Janus, il présente deux visages : l’un promeut les normes établies, relevant de l’ordre juridique, religieux ou social, tandis que l’autre incite à transgresser ces dernières. L’ambivalence du recueil est due à sa composante comique et à l’absence d’une délimitation claire entre l’autorisé et l’interdit, entre le souhaitable et le répréhensible. L’analyse des transpositions du recueil produites par Bertolt Brecht, Christa et Gerhard Wolf et Thomas Brasch met au jour les procédés employés relevant de l’inter- et de l’hypertextualité, tels que les définit Gérard Genette. L’étude de la Ballade de Günther Weisenborn éclaire les textes de B. Brecht, nourris par l’échange entre les deux auteurs. Cette pièce sert de contrepoint aux autres réécritures pour distinguer les transpositions du recueil et les adaptations de la figure. Les réécritures analysées attribuent à Eulenspiegel, dans des contextes historiques différents, une fonction de résistance combinée à une fonction identitaire. Les métamorphoses d’Eulenspiegel s’inscrivent dans une veine comique de la littérature allemande qui plonge ses racines dans la farce médiévale. / Eulenspiegel is one of the rare literary figures of the 16th century to enjoy until today a significant celebrity in Germany. Why and how does Eulenspiegel remain particularly present in the German literary landscape after 1945? This work concentrates on rewritings of the chapbook Ein kurtzweilig Lesen von Dil Ulenspiegel, the most ancient work in which appears Eulenspiegel. The preliminary study of this collection of pranks shows that, such Janus, it presents two faces: the one promotes the established norms, related to the legal, religious or social order, whereas the other one incites to break these last ones. The ambivalence of the chapbook is due to its comic component and to the absence of a clear demarcation between what is authorized and what is prohibited, between the desirable and the reprehensible. The analysis of the transpositions of the chapbook produced by Bertolt Brecht, Christa and Gerhard Wolf, and Thomas Brasch brings to light the employed processes related to inter- and hypertextuality, such as Gérard Genette defines them. The study of the Ballad of Günther Weisenborn sheds light on the texts of B. Brecht, fed by the exchange between both authors. This play acts as counterpoint to the other rewritings to distinguish the transpositions of the chapbook and the adaptations of the figure. The analyzed rewritings attribute to Eulenspiegel, in different historic contexts, a function of resistance combined with a function of identity. The metamorphoses of Eulenspiegel belong to a comic vein of the German literature which plunges its roots into the medieval prank.

Foreign policy of Germany has gained due to its special development in the post-war period some unique traits -- strong multilateral and westward orientation and civilian character. German unification became a turning point in this respect. The country was confronted with the necessity to find its new place within the changing international system. This paper focuses on the subsequent changes of foreign policy. Its purpose is to evaluate the change or continuity of these unique traits on one side and to describe Germany's new role in the international relations on the other. The initial step is to picture the function of bodies involved in shaping the foreign policy - government, parliament, individual federal countries and president. Further on the paper outlines the main events of German unification, restoring its full international subjectivity. The core descriptive part is divided in three main segments in terms of the personality leading the government, the chancellor. It first gives an account of foreign policy of the "Kohl era", continues with Schröder government and closes with foreign policy of Angela Merkel. With the view of the complexity of such a task the paper focuses on selected policy areas only -- European integration, transatlantic cooperation and partnership with Russia being among them.