Die Alchemie des Exils

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INHALT: Reinhard Andress (St. Louis) discusses "Marte Brills Der Schmelztiegel: Exilleben als Roman." Martin Vialon (Istanbul) presents an unpublished 1948 Vico contribution by Erich Auerbach in the context of "Mimesis" (1946). Karl-H. Fuessl (Berlin) explores Bauhaus Master Josef Albers and German émigrés at Black Mountain College post-1933. Wulf Koepke (Boston) examines German exile writers in Hollywood, highlighting their shock and fascination. Helga Schreckenberger (Burlington, Vermont) analyzes the European-American symbiosis in Franziska Ascher-Nash's exile radio plays. Joerg Thunecke (Köln) discusses Ernst Lothar's exile novel "Herrenplatz" (1945) and its connection to Michael Kohlhaas. Klaus Weissenberger (Houston) traces the evolution of Franz Werfel's prose from social critique to community-building ethos. Wolfgang Heuer (Berlin, FU) delves into Hannah Arendt's concept of existential republicanism. David Kettler (Rheinbeck, NY) reflects on the legacy of Weimar and labor through Ernst Fraenkel, Otto Kahn-Freund, and Franz L. Neumann. Dieter W. Adolphs (Houghton, Michigan) assesses Theodor W. Adorno's influence on Thomas Mann's "Doctor Faustus." Laureen Nussbaum (Portland) discusses Robert(o) Schopflocher's adaptive response to his German roots via Argentine soil. Susanne Utsch (Heidelberg) notes Klaus Mann's literary language shift to English. Valerie Popp (Berlin) contemplates the depiction of America in German exile