Table of Contents

Foreword; 1. Biographical introduction; 2. Stifter criticism; 3. Theme and structure; 4. The tragedy of individuation; 5. Reconciliations; 6. Narrative and style; 7. Conclusion: Stifter and the realist tradition; Abbreviations of periodicals; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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This major study reassesses Adalbert Stifter's work within the context of the tradition of nineteenth-century European fictional prose.