This paper will examine the autobiographical writings of German-Jewish author Barbara Honigmann. Hongimann was born in East Berlin in 1949. She studied theater arts and worked in the theater in Berlin until 1975, when she became a free-lance writer and artist. She moved to Strasburg, France in 1984 in order to live in a community more accepting towards Jews. Since this time, she has written several novels, which many scholars have characterized as "autobiographical fictions." The main themes of her novels center around Judaism in Germany and identity as a German Jew. Autobiographical writings are very different from fictional writing, since the main character or characters in the writings are reflections of the author's experiences. Considering the characteristics of autobiographical writing as an avenue for literary analysis is important, since central themes in Honigmann's writings treat her identity as a German Jew after the Holocaust. The autobiographical aspect of Honigmann's writing, as seen in her novels Damals, dann und danach, Eine Liebe aus nichts, and Roman von einem Kinde, is extensively examined in this paper. Parallels among the books are drawn to demonstrate the autobiographical content of her writing. After a brief discussion concerning Jews in Germany after 1945, with a concentration of Jews in East Germany, the discussion of the autobiographical content in Honigmann's novel Damals, dann und danach turns to her reflections on Judaism and her German Jewish identity. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. / Spring Semester, 2005. / April 1, 2005. / Jewish German Identity, Autobiographical Writing, Barbara Honigmann / Includes bibliographical references. / Birgit Maier-Katkin, Professor Directing Thesis; Winnifred Adolph, Committee Member; John Simons, Committee Member.

Woman by the Water and Other Stories is a collection of four short stories that range in setting from a touristy beach town in the Florida Gulf to a party school in northern Appalachia, and from old-fashioned Midwestern suburbia to a farming homestead in pre-Depression era Iowa. The common thread among them is that each story is narrated by a young woman who is embroiled in a dilemma that usually ends up being largely by her own making. Furthermore, the style of each story relies heavily on its narrative voice and point of view. I believe that my work fits in to the larger dialogue of contemporary women's literature that places value on story-telling, familial and relationship issues, self-identity and, ultimately, raw narrative honesty, even if it traditionally may seem "unbecoming" for female characters. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of English in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts. / Spring Semester, 2011. / February 25, 2011. / women, contemporary, short stories / Includes bibliographical references. / Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Professor Directing Thesis; Julianna Baggott, Committee Member; David Kirby, Committee Member.

This work explores the life of the Afro-German writer May Ayim by analyzing her writings as well as by discussing the social circumstances in which she lived. Chapter 1 provides a look at the Ayim's life, with special emphasis on major factors influencing her childhood. The effects of the personal as well as social pressures that Ayim dealt with as a child and young adult are also discussed. Chapter 2 focuses on the history of Afro-German children born shortly after World War II. Chapter 3 includes an explanation of Minor Literature and an examination of May Ayim as an author of such literature. Her importance as such is established. Due to Ayim's position outside the mainstream of German society social factors that greatly affected her life as a result of this situation are discussed in Chapter 4. These factors are: identity, culture, and ethnicity. In Chapter 5 Ayim's attempts to incorporate both the white and black aspects of herself despite the deeply rooted history of racism in Germany also discussed. Chapter 6 includes an examination of the toll that Ayim's familial and social experiences played on her feelings of romantic love, especially toward another Afro-German. In Chapter 7 there is an examination of the exhaustion that Ayim felt toward the end of her life. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Spring Semester, 2005. / April 1, 2005. / Blacks in Germany, Afro-deutsche, Afro-Germans, May Ayim, May Opitz / Includes bibliographical references. / Birgit Maier-Katkin, Professor Directing Thesis; Winnifred Adolph, Committee Member; John Simons, Committee Member.

The aim of this dissertation is to examine the role of Molière in Danish theatre. More specifically, this dissertation identifies the extent to which Danish productions are faithful to the original French plays and discusses factors that have contributed to the success or failure of such productions in recent years. Factors relevant to this analysis include cross-cultural contrasts and similarities between France and Denmark, the themes of the individual plays and their transformations when translated into Danish, the quality of translations and adaptations and the use of modern or traditional dress. Included are comparisons of Danish translations of Molière from the seventeenth century to present-day productions. Methodologically, I proceed by examining the above-mentioned factors in relation to six plays: L'Avare, Tartuffe, L'École des femmes, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Les Fourberies de Scapin and Le Misanthrope. In each case, I compare the original text with Danish translations and adaptations and draw on interviews with Danish directors, scenographers, other theatre practitioners, scholars, translators and journalists. The extensive interviews combined with research in theatre archives and national libraries, were conducted in order to analyze the ways in which Molière has been adapted for and received by the Danish public. After interviewing the above-mentioned people, after examining a vast number of manuscripts and newspaper reviews and conducting extensive research in Danish archives and libraries, I have documented and thus established that Molière has had a crucial and lasting effect upon the development of Danish theatre ever since the early eighteenth century. After researching the various productions, I have identified the extent to which Danish theatre professionals remain faithful to the original plays including aspects such as theme, language and costumes. From this research, it is clear that Molière has had a tremendous impact on and remains a cornerstone in contemporary Danish theatre. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Spring Semester, 2007. / February 1, 2007. / Les fourberies de Scapin, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, L'Ecole Des Femmes, Tartuffe, L'Avare, Drama, Denmark, Danish Theatre, Moliere, Le Misanthrope, Translations / Includes bibliographical references. / William J. Cloonan, Professor Directing Dissertation; Dennis D. Moore, Outside Committee Member; Alec G. Hargreaves, Committee Member; Mark F. Pietralunga, Committee Member; Mary Karen Dahl, Committee Member.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Modern Languages. Thesis. 1965. Ph.D. / Ph.D.

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