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`Ew. Gnaden könnten mir auch ein Mahl wieder schreiben, wissen Sie das?' The Correspondence between Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach and Josephine von Knorr

Author: Tanzer, Ulrike

Source: Austrian Studies, Volume 16, Number 1, 1 December 2008 , pp. 172-187(16)

Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association

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Abstract:

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach enjoyed a lifelong friendship with the lyric poet and translator Josephine von Knorr. Their extensive correspondence has not yet been the subject of research, even though it spans the period from 1851 to 1908, documenting the two friend' long association, their daily life as writers, and their private and social milieu. The exchange of letters between Ebner-Eschenbach and Knorr is an important source not only for Ebner-Eschenbach research in the strict sense, but also more widely for an understanding of Austrian cultural life in the era of Franz Joseph I.

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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach verband eine lebenslange Freundschaft mit der Lyrikerin und Übersetzerin Josephine Freiin von Knorr. Die umfangreiche Korrespondenz ist bislang von der Forschung unbeachtet geblieben. Der Schreibzeitraum, der die Jahre 1851 bis 1908 umfasst, dokumentiert die lebenslange Verbindung der beiden Freundinnen, ihre schriftstellerische Existenz und ihr privates und gesellschaftliches Umfeld. Die Korrespondenz zwischen Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach und Josephine von Knorr stellt eine bedeutende Quelle nicht nur für die Ebner-Eschenbach-Forschung im engeren Sinne dar, sondern weit darüber hinaus für das kulturelle Leben in der franzisko-josephinischen Epoche.
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  • Austrian Studies is an annual journal reflecting sustained interest in the distinctive cultural traditions of the Habsburg Empire and the Austrian Republic. By publishing a wide range of articles in English, together with a selection of book reviews, it aims to make recent research accessible to a broadly based international readership.

    The focus is on Austrian culture from 1750 to the present. Literature is considered in relation to psychology, philosophy, political theory, music, theatre, film, and the visual arts. 'Austrian' includes German-language culture of former areas of the Habsburg Empire, such as Prague and the Bukovina, as well as the work of people of Austrian origin living abroad. Austrian interactions with other linguistic and ethnic groups -- the Jewish communities of Austria-Hungary, for example -- are also taken into account.

    Each volume of Austrian Studies has a coherent but broadly conceived theme, and reviews of the most important recent publications in the field of Austrian studies. Each volume also includes a number of substantial review essays devoted either to keeping readers up to date with major cultural debates and events, or to areas of scholarship in which activity has been particularly intense.
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