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| | Companion to Grimmelshausen, 1571131841, £65.00/$90.00, 414pp, 2002 |
 | | His Abenteuerlicher Simplicius Simplicissimus remains the one German novel of its time that has attained the stature of "world literature": its unique mix of violent action and solitary reflection, its superlative humor, its realistic portrayal of a peasant turned soldier turned hermit has made it the longest-running bestseller in German literature. |
 | | This volume of essays by leading Grimmelshausen scholars from Germany, the United States, and England provides analyses of significant topics in his life and works, including questions of genre, structure, satire, allegory, narratology, political thought, religion, morality, humor, realism, and mortality. |
 | | Grimmelshausen's Trails: The "Afterlife" of Simplicissimus and Grimmelshausen |
| www.boydell.co.uk /71131841.HTM (397 words) |
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