Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
5. Chronology xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Philosophical Background
8. 1: Metaphysical Mimesis: Nietzsche’s Geburt der Tragödie and the Aesthetics of Literary Expressionism 37
9. Prose
10. 2: The Prose of German Expressionism 67
11. 3: Prosaic Intensities: The Short Prose of German Expressionism 89
12. 4: The Cutting Edge of German Expressionism: The Woodcut Novel of Frans Masereel and Its Influences 111
13. Poetry
14. 5: Menschheitsdämmerung: The Aging of a Canon 135
15. 6: Choric Consciousness in Expressionist Poetry: Ernst Stadler, Else Lasker-Schüler, Georg Heym, Georg Trakl, Gottfried Benn 157
16. 7: Performing the Poem: Rituals of Activism in Expressionist Poetry 185
17. Drama
18. 8: Provocation and Proclamation, Vision and Imagery: Expressionist Drama between German Idealism and Modernity 229
19. 9: The Spirit of Expressionism ex machina: The Staging of Technology in Expressionist Drama 255
20. Interdisciplinary
21. 10: Intimate Strangers: Women in German Expressionism 285
22. 11: Expressionism and Cinema: Reflections on a Phantasmagoria of Film History 321
23. Select Bibliography 343
24. Notes on the Contributors 357
25. Index 361