Major Figures of Turn-of-the-Century Austrian Literature (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought Series) Donald G. Daviau Editor

These sixteen essays and introduction covering authors of the period 1890-1933 present a reevaluation of the literature and culture of the turn of the century to dispel entrenched cliches and misconceptions.Contents: Peter Altenberg, Leopold von Andrian, Hermann Bahr, Richard Beer-Hofmann, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Theodor Herzl, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Karl Kraus, Ernst Mach, Fritz Mauthner, Rosa Mayreder, Rainer Maria Rilke, Peter Rosegger, Ferdinand von Saar, Felix Salten, Arthur Schnitzler.