<p>Certain Swiss authors, such as Gottfried Keller, Robert Walser, Friedrich Durrenmatt, and Max Frisch, are more frequently translated into English than others. To this day, Adolf Muschg has belonged to the latter; his texts have been translated, but into Eastern European languages rather than English. I decided to translate him because his prose appeals to a wide audience and deserves to be introduced to English-speaking readers. Muschg has concerned himself with literature and its related fields for many years. Contemporary Swiss and international issues are directly confronted in his writings, where he also analyzes the individual's relationships with culture and society. Not only does he use a variety of themes, but also an array of narrative techniques and structural elements. Diversity is extremely important when considering a text for translation, because the more diverse the author's writing style is, the more interesting and challenging the translation task will be. After having read a selection of Muschg's short prose, the stories "Besuch in der Schweiz II and "Wullschleger Country" caught my interest, because of the similarities In themes. The central figures in both stories come from different backgrounds: Swiss and German in the first; Swiss and Thai in the second. Thus Switzerland is observed from the perspective of natives and foreigners; by employing these opposing points of view Muschg can also voice his criticism of the respective culture and society. Adolf Muschg's texts challenge the translator due to the cultural contexts of his themes and the structural variety of his style; I attempted to consistently incooperate these aspects in my translations. In addition, by discussing the difficulties associated with these aspects in a detailed commentary, it becomes evident how much the translation process has to rely on interpretation, or else not every textual element is accounted for.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>This paper investigates the relationship between Büchner's Novelle and its principal source, and determines the extent to which Büchner relies on this source in the composition of the Novelle. An attempt is made to define characteristic patterns in<br />Büchner's process of adaptation from the material in the Aufzeichnungen.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>Das Haus in der romantischen Erzählkunst stellt sich bei näherer Betrachtung als ein Paradox heraus, denn es kann keine Geborgenheit schenken. Es ist dafür ungastlich, unbetretbar, exzentrisch, utopisch, nicht dauerhaft, unfest, aus Glas oder bewegt. Insofern ist es eine Hanifestation der romantischen Unruhe oder Sehnsucht, die das Subjekt forttreibt, mit anderen Worten eine Manifestation des Selbstverlusts des Ich.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times} span.s1 {font: 6.0px Times} span.s2 {font: 7.5px Helvetica}</p> <p>This study presents an examination, in chronological order, of the martyr dramas of Andreas Gryphius, the German poet and dramatist. The dominant themes of 'Eitelkeit' and the 'Bestandigkeit ' of the martyr figures are traced through the dramas, and an attempt is made to evaluate Gryphius' contribution to this genre.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>In this thesis nine dramatic works (eight radio plays and one drama) of Heinrich Bő;; are discussed in detail. An attempt has been made to show, with Menschlichkeit as a criterion, that many of the characters are heroic figures. In addition Bőll is presented as one of his own heroes.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Times} span.s1 {font: 9.0px Helvetica} span.s2 {font: 13.0px Times}</p> <p>This thesis analyses the role of magic and superstition in one of Grimmelshausen's least studied novels, Das wunderbarliche Vogel-Nest, Teil II. Their effects upon the main character are examined, illustrating the author's moral stand against the use of magic and superstition; the same attitude which is shown to be reflected in his other novels. The various functions of these beliefs and practices within the novel itself are also determined, and it is suggested that Grimmelshausen's employment of magic and superstition advances the didactic purpose of the novel in several important ways.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The thesis is an independent and personal examination of Keller's collection 'Die Leute von Seldwyla'.The collection is considered as a complete work in itself, but the procedure adopted takes account of the individtuality of each component work. Two chapters deal respectively with the structure of the individual works and with the image presented throughout the collection of the Seldwyla people, and two further chapters present interpretations of each work in turn. The conclusion emphasises the variety which is to be found in the collection, as well as a certain degree of unity.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times}</p> <p>Das Hauptgewicht dieser Arbeit liegt auf der problematischen Charakterbeschaffenheit des Schriftstellers Gustav von Aschenbach und dem inneren Konflikt, der sich für ihn daraus ergibt. Zu diesem Zweck wurde der gesamte Werdegang dieses Künstlers bis zu seinem Tode verfolgt. Dabei wurde festgestellt, daβ die verschiedenen Entwicklungsstufen, die Aschenbachs Charakter sowohl als auch seine Kunst durchlaufen, im Grunde Stationen auf dem vJeg vom Extrem der Geistigkeit zum Extrem der Sinnlichkeit sind. Es wurde gezeigt, daβ Aschenbach für kurze Zeit den vollkommenen Ausgleich der Gegensätze von "Geist und</p> <p>Sinnlichkeit", eine Art künstlerischen Idealzustand, erreicht; eine wichtige Tatsache, die bisher in der Kritik nur wenig Beachtung fand. Auch wurde der Versuch gemacht, die Funktion des Knaben Tadzio und vor allem die Bedeutung seines Verhältnisses zu Aschenbach, ein allzuoft auf nur-sinnlicher Ebene interpretiertes Verhältnis, zu berichtigen.</p> <p>Bei diesem Versuch einer Konsequent durchgeführten Interpretation der Künstlerproblematik Aschenbachs wurden, neben der Flut von Sekundärliteratur, vor allem Thomas Manns Äuβerungen über den Beruf des Schriftstellers schlechthin mit herangezogen, was sich als äuβerst erhellend und aufschluβreich erwies.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>This thesis examines Libertas und ihr Freier, a political satire in the form of an allegorical fairy-tale, in the context of Eichendorff's other works, both poetic and polemic, and of his political views before, during and after the German Revolution of 1848-49. The satire demonstrates quite clearly the quality of the poet's mind at the time of its composition, and reveals a basic dualism within the poet, a mixture of Romanticism and literary Realism.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

Master of Arts (MA)