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Classic German Short Stories, Vol. 1
Published in Audio Cassette by Audio Connoisseur (2002)
Authors: Thomas Mann, J. W. Von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Anton Schnitzler, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Friedo Lampe, and Johann Peter Hebel
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Stories of powerful genius with a narrator to match
This collection should get SIX stars. Having sampled one of Audio Connoisseur's other recordings, and being hugely impressed, I went out and purchased this one. I had always wanted to know a little about German literature, assuming that a nation that can build fabulous cars could also produce a few good authors. Before I say anything about the stories, let me just tell you that the narrator, Charlton Griffin, is probably the greatest reader now living. I say that in all honesty. Never have I encountered recorded literature in which ALL the characters, including women and children, have been performed with such utter believability and astonishing acumen. You will shake your head in disbelief that only one person is performing all these voices. I differ with the above AudioFile reviewer who castigates Griffin for his pacing. The pacing is perfect, almost stately. In the appropriate places it has a dreamlike quality. The stories are a very good cross section of German literature over a period of 150 years, beginning with Goethe and ending with Lampe. Every single one of these little masterpieces has a jewel-like quality and a sparkling intelligence behind them. I approached this subject with mild trepidation and came away astonished at the variety and depth of German writers. My favorites in this volume were the stories by Mann, von Hofmannsthal and Schnitzler. Not content with merely great stories, Audio Connoisseur has tastefully added music and sound effects...but only in perfectly suitable places and without distraction. They seem to fit in organically, as though a film were rolling in your head. If you are an educator, this would be an indispensable teaching tool. My admiration for Audio Connoisseur knows no bounds at this point. May they continue this level of quality forever.


Alte und neue Sprechweisen : Untersuchungen zur Sprachthematik in den Gedichten Hugo von Hofmannsthals
Published in Unknown Binding by P. Lang ()
Author: Jost Schneider
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Andreas
Published in Paperback by Pushkin Press (2001)
Authors: Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, Marie D. Hottinger, and Hugo von Hofmannsthal
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Animal Symbolism in Hofmannsthal's Works (American University Studies. Series I, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Vol 56)
Published in Hardcover by Peter Lang Publishing (1987)
Author: Helen Frink
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Arabella, Lyrische Komodie in Drei Aufzugen
Published in Paperback by W. W. Norton & Company (1963)
Authors: Hugo Von Hofmannsrhal, Hofmannsthal Von, and Hugo Schmidt
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The "Ariadne Auf Naxos" of Hugo Von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss
Published in Hardcover by Olympic Marketing Corporation (1975)
Authors: Donald G. Daviau and George J. Buelow
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Ariadne Auf Naxos: Its Genesis and Meaning (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)
Published in Hardcover by Oxford University Press (1989)
Author: Karen Forsyth
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Basler Hofmannsthal-Beiträge
Published in Unknown Binding by Kèonigshausen & Neumann ()
Author: Karl Pestalozzi
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Beiträge zum Verständnis Hugo von Hofmannsthals
Published in Unknown Binding by S. Fischer ()
Author: Rudolf Hirsch
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Briefwechsel
Published in Unknown Binding by S. Fischer ()
Author: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
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