Jews in business and their representation in German literature, 1827-1934 [electronic resource] /
John Ward.
- New York : Peter Lang, c2010.
- viii, 250 p.
- British and Irish studies in German language and literature ; Bd. 53 .
- Britische und Irische Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur ; no. 53. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-244) and index.
Introduction -- The Hoffaktor : a necessary evil? -- Citizens and conmen -- Heimatkunst and Hauptstadt : the portrayal of urban and rural Jewish business people in the literature of the late nineteenth century -- The challenge of the Jewish commercial spirit in the early writing of Heinrich Mann -- Responses to anti-Semitism by Jewish and non-Jewish authors -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
German literature--History and criticism.--19th century German literature--History and criticism.--20th century Jews in literature. Businessmen in literature. Antisemitism in literature.