Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Romantic Legacy

• Henriette Herz
• Rahel von Varnhagen
• Caroline de la Motte Fouqué
• Bettina von Arnim

Chapter 2. Weimar Connections

• Johanna Schopenhauer
• Adele Schopenhauer
• Ottilie von Goethe
• Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

Chapter 3. The 1848ers

• Fanny Lewald
• Johanna Kinkel
• Malwida von Meysenbug

Chapter 4. Popular Literature

• Ida von Hahn-Hahn
• Eugenie Marlitt
• Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Chapter 5. The Woman Question

• Louise Otto-Peters
• Hedwig Dohm
• Helene Böhlau

Chapter 6. In Nietzsche’s Shadow

• Gabriele Reuter
• Lou Andreas-Salomé
• Franziska zu Reventlow

Epilogue

Indicative Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Carol Diethe is Reader in European Cultural History at Middlesex University.

Reviews

"... a long-overdue book ... offers an interesting introduction that will be useful for students as well as for academics ... demonstrates the richness and diversity of women's nineteenth century, its ambiguities and conflicts."  · Modern Language Review "... a useful handbook for a field very much in need of attention."   · Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society "... a useful resource of factual information for future researchers in the field of women's writing."  · Ten Years Work in Modern Language Studies "... nothing critical can be said about this delightful collection [of portraits]."  · Women in German