German Writing, American Reading: Women and the Import of Fiction, 1866-1917

by Lynne Tatlock

In postbellum America, publishers vigorously reprinted books that were foreign in origin, and Americans thus read internationally even at a moment of national consolidation. A subset of Americans' international reading--nearly 100 original texts, approximately 180 American translations, more than 1,000 editions and reprint editions, and hundreds of thousands of books strong--comprised popular fiction written by German women and translated by American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814211941
• ISBN13: 9780814211946
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"