Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Translations and the Use of German Texts viii
5. Introduction: The Success and Failure of Johannes Scherr 1
6. 1: Scherr’s Liminality: Between Nations and Academic Cultures 13
7. 2: The Cultural Historian as Mediator 49
8. 3: Worlding German Literature 82
9. 4: Weltschmerz and Pessimism—Scherr’s Old-Age Style 119
10. Conclusion: Where Next for Scherr? 150
11. Appendix: Overview of Essays in the Menschliche Tragikomödie 157
12. Notes 169
13. Bibliography 193
14. Index 205