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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Fanny Lewald; Fanny Lewald |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Fanny Lewald; Hanna Ballin Lewis |
| ISBN: | 1571810994 9781571810991 |
| OCLC Number: | 35723568 |
| Notes: | "This translation contains almost all of the 1850 edition of Erinnerungen aus dem Jahre 1848 ..."--Translator's note. |
| Description: | 164 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. The Journey from Oldenburg to Paris -- 2. March in the French Republic -- 3. Berlin, Spring 1848 -- 4. Summer in Hamburg and Helgoland -- 5. Frankfurt am Main, October 1848 -- 6. Berlin in November and December 1848. |
| Other Titles: | Erinnerungen aus dem Jahre 1848. Fanny Lewald's recollections of 1848 Recollections of 1848 |
| Responsibility: | translated, edited, and annotated by Hanna Ballin Lewis. |
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"... if the reader wishes to hear the street cries of the revolution, climb the barricades ..., experience the hopes and anxieties of a city gripped with political uncertainty and stripped of its trees from the boulevards, and witness the actress Rachel Felix sing the Marseillaise at the end of her performance ..., then this is the book to buy." * French History "... the reports ... are impressive for their astute observation and analysis of the problems of the period ... Beautifully written, they rank among the most important eyewitness reports of the period." * Central European History "... comparing her to a modern-day press correspondent, Lewis presents Lewald as a zeitzeuge who is well-informed and able to suggest answers to contemporary problems. Yet Lewis also beautifully succeeds in conveying the poetic melancholy underlying Lewald's writing, Lewald's subtle sense of humor,as well as her idiosyncratic neologisms. Another very positive feature - is Lewis' meticulous annotations, which present historical, biographical, and other background information." * German Studies Review Read more...
