Hofmannsthal and Greek Myth: Expression and Performance.(Book Review) From: The Modern Language Review | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Keith-Smith, Brian | COPYRIGHT 2004 Modern Humanities Research Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Hofmannsthal and Greek Myth: Expression and Performance. By PHILIP WARD. (British and Irish Studies in German Language and Literature, 24) Oxford, Bern, and Brussels: Peter Lang. 2002. 295 pp. SwF 69; $29; 44.50 [euro]. ISBN 3-906766-44-6 (pbk).

This book, originally a Cambridge Ph.D. dissertation, differs from previous works 'by laying significant stress on the cultural context in which Hofmannsthal's work was produced and received' (p. 16). It shows how Hofmannsthal re...

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