Current Research


My Master's Thesis, titled "Um das Wort ballt sich der Schnee" Snow, Ice and Glacial Imagery in Paul Celan's Lyric Poetry, attempts to decipher one of the more complex issues regarding this almost unknown German poet. His works deserve more attention. I hope in the near future to add an additional page that would showcase Celan's lyric poetry (available in the original German with translations into English for selected poems) while combining that with some interesting perspectives and pictures relating to my thesis topic; i.e. glaciers, snow and ice imagery. To sample some of Celan's poetry, try the hypertext file created by a fellow colleague here at UW, Alan Ng. Alan lists only the text from Celan's first two lyric books, but if that proves to your liking, try some of John Felstiner's translations. Felstiner, I believe, approaches Celan's same multivalent literary style. Not an easy task.

Alan Ng and I have recently undertaken a Paul Celan Homepage. He compiled most of the links and I helped with the designing and additional links. Jerry Glenn, who authored a thorough bibliography on all literature published on Paul Celan, has expressed interest in placing all reference material, i.e. all primary and secondary literature written on Paul Celan up on the Internet. This is a project that will probably be happening soon. Stop by often to check out the progress.

If you are interested in literature by Bertolt Brecht, you might also want to look at the official International Brecht Society Homepage which I was commissioned to design and maintain. I think it's even better than this homepage and also has a lot more links and pertinent information. As a dissertation topic, I am now focusing on German Immigrant and Exile Literature in Brazil. I just recently finished my Directed Readings in Jewish Studies 699 paper and have made it available to all. Feel free to have a look and let me know what you think. I have also included a fairly extensive bibliographical listing all the books I read for that class as well as some other books that provided useful reference. I hope to use the paper later in my dissertion, though it will most likely undergo several changes. If you are interested in German Exile Literature, like I am, you might want to examine Professor Jost Hermand's Web Page. His publications are extensive and are probably some of the most comprehensive for any serious researcher of German Literature. Another professor for whom I have made a Homepage is Professor James Steakley. He will soon be posting more information concerning his publications.

If you have any suggestions or comments or want to tell me what you think, please write. Note that this page is still an early draft. I have yet another couple of years ahead of me before I sit down for any serious writing. It is also my hope that this page may provide help to others interested in similar topics.


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