Theodor Storm
Studies in Ambivalence
Symbol and Myth in his Narrative Fiction
How characteristic were the elements used in Theodor Storm’s (1817–1888) fiction? What were the rich fund of symbols and myths that he used? Few Storm interpreters have addressed themselves seriously to these questions. This study tries to fill this gap.
[German Language and Literature Monographs, 5] 1978. xix, 215 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Abbreviations | p. x
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Introduction | p. xi
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I Landscape: Nature and Demon | p. 1
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II Symbol and Scene: Cypher and Sign | p. 15
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III Science and Credo in the Castle | p. 27
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IV Man and Myth in the Village | p. 39
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V Colour Problems: An Achromatic View | p. 54
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VI Time: Clocks, Bells and Butterflies | p. 66
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VII Art and Ambivalence: Bird and Augury | p. 81
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VIII Symbols of Malevolence | p. 118
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IX The Flowering of Technique: Renate | p. 135
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Conclusions | p. 147
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Notes | p. 153
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Index | p. 208
Cited by (3)
Cited by three other publications
Römhild, Dorothee
1999. Der Hund als Falke. Zur poetologischen und kulturgeschichtlichen Funktion des Löwengelben in Storms Novelle Waldwinkel. In Die Zoologie der Träume, ► pp. 25 ff. 
Finney, Gail
1997. Revolution, resignation, realism (1830–1890). In The Cambridge History of German Literature, ► pp. 272 ff.
Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly
1997. The Cambridge History of German Literature,
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Subjects
Literature & Literary Studies
Main BIC Subject
DSB: Literary studies: general
Main BISAC Subject
LIT000000: LITERARY CRITICISM / General