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January 01, 2026; Volume 117,Issue 4
Articles
- You have accessRestricted access“Awkwardly, his hand moves over the paper” [“Schwerfällig geht seine Hand übers Papier”]Queer Scenes of Writing in Klaus Mann’s Der fromme Tanz (1926) and Der Vulkan (1939) [Queere Schreibszenen in Klaus Manns Der fromme Tanz (1926) und Der Vulkan (1939)]Stefan LessmannMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 549-563; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.549Stefan Lessmann320 York Street, Humanities Quadrangle, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- You have accessRestricted accessA Mountain Climbing Event [Bergsteigen als Film Event]Rereading Das blaue Licht [Das blaue Licht neu betrachtet]Katherine ArensMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 564-584; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.564Katherine ArensDepartment of Germanic Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2505 University Avenue, Burdine 336, Austin, TX 78712–1802, USA
- You have accessRestricted accessHeribert Raus Alexander von Humboldt (1860)—der erste Humboldt-Roman [Heribert Rau’s Alexander von Humboldt (1860)—the first Humboldt novel]„ein Ding halb Fisch halb Vogel“? [“a thing neither fish nor fowl”?]Reinhard AndressMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 585-598; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.585Reinhard AndressDirector of German Studies, Dept. of Modern Langs. & Lits., Loyola University Chicago, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626–5385, USA
- You have accessRestricted accessGoethe and the Problem of the Plant-Image [Goethe und das Problem des Pflanzenbildes]Daniel WhistlerMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 599-619; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.599Daniel WhistlerProfessor of Philosophy, Dept of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Lane, Egham TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
- You have accessRestricted accessDecomposition [Dekomposition]Matter and Form in Gottfried Keller’s Der grüne Heinrich [Stoff und Form in Gottfried Kellers Der grüne Heinrich]Jessica C. ResvickMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 620-634; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.620Jessica C. Resvick229 Peters, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, USA
Personalia
- You have accessRestricted accessPersonalia 2025Hannah Ver VoortMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 635-679; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.635
Book Reviews
- You have accessRestricted accessDie Bilder der Aufklärung. Herausgegeben von Elisabeth Décultot und Daniel Fulda. Paderborn: Brill/Fink, 2024. XX + 441 Seiten + 114 s/w + 46 farbige Abbildungen. €59,00 gebunden oder eBook.Martin WagnerMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 680-682; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.680Martin WagnerUniversity of Calgary
- You have accessRestricted accessTheatre in Handwriting: Hamburg Prompt Book Practices, 1770s–1820s. By Martin Jörg Schäfer and Alexander Weinstock. Bielefeld: Transcript, 2024. 274 pages. €47,00/$55.00 paperback, open access eBook.Olivia LandryMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 682-684; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.682Olivia LandryVirginia Commonwealth University
- You have accessRestricted access„ . . . die Freiheit, Aufzubrechen . . . “. Hölderlin Hegel Beethoven. Herausgegeben von Violetta L. Waibel, Martin Vöhler und Jörg Robert. Paderborn: Brill/Fink, 2024. xxiv + 372 Seiten + 14 s/w Abbildungen + 1 s/w Tabelle. $82.00 gebunden oder eBook.Rolf J. GoebelMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 684-687; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.684Rolf J. GoebelUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville
- You have accessRestricted accessÜberdehnung des Möglichen. Dimensionen des Akrobatischen in der Literatur der europäischen Moderne. Von Anna Luhn. Göttingen: Wallstein, 2023. 462 Seiten + 4 Abbildungen. €44,00 gebunden, €43,99 eBook.Veronika SchuchterMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 687-689; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.687Veronika SchuchterLeopold–Franzens–Universität Innsbruck
- You have accessRestricted accessCinematically Transmitted Disease: Eugenics and Film in Weimar and Nazi Germany. By Barbara Hales. New York, Oxford: Berghahn, 2024. 160 pages + 25 images. $120.00 hardcover, $29.95 eBook.Paul DobrydenMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 689-691; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.689Paul DobrydenUniversity of Virginia
- You have accessRestricted accessAudiences of Nazism: Using Media in the Third Reich. Edited by Ulrike Weckel. New York: Berghahn, 2023. 302 pages + 42 images. $135.00 hardcover, $24.95 eBook.Ricky W. LawMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 691-693; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.691Ricky W. LawCarnegie Mellon University
- You have accessRestricted accessArendt’s Solidarity: Anti-Semitism and Racism in the Atlantic World. By David D. Kim. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2024. 362 pages. $140.00 hardcover, $35.00 paperback or eBook.Adam SternMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 694-696; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.694Adam SternUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
- You have accessRestricted accessDer Dreißigjährige Krieg in Literatur und Kunst im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert. Herausgegeben von Daniel Meyer und Elisabeth Rothmund. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht unipress, 2024. 191 Seiten + 6 Abbildungen. €35,00 kartoniert oder eBook.Christopher MeidMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 696-698; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.696Christopher MeidAlbert–Ludwigs–Universität Freiburg
- You have accessRestricted accessWriting the Mountains: The Alpine Form in German Fiction. By Jens Klenner. New York, NY: Bloomsbury, 2024. 208 pages. $77.00 hardcover, $35.95 paperback, $69.30 eBook.Kamaal HaqueMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 698-699; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.698Kamaal HaqueDickinson College
- You have accessRestricted accessSocialist Subjectivities: Queering East Germany under Honecker. Edited by Katharine White, Scott Harrison, and Jeff Hayton. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2025. 362 pages + 16 images. $115.00 hardcover, $39.95 paperback, open access eBook.Melissa SheedyMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 699-702; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.699Melissa SheedyUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
- You have accessRestricted accessThe GDR Tomorrow: Rethinking the East German Legacy. Edited by Elizabeth Emery, Matthew Hines, and Evelyn Preuss. Oxford, Berlin, Brussels, Chennai, Lausanne, New York: Peter Lang, 2024. XVI + 338 pages + 4 color + 2 b/w images + 2 tables. $82.95 hardcover or eBook.Lauren CassidyMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 702-703; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.702Lauren CassidyUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
- You have accessRestricted accessAbschied vom Abenteuer. Ernst Jüngers Jahrhundertlektüren. Von Heiko Christians. Basel, Berlin: Schwabe Verlag, 2023. 316 Seiten. €45,00 gebunden, €36,00 eBook.Peter BeickenMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 703-706; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.703Peter BeickenUniversity of Maryland, College Park
- You have accessRestricted accessElegische Weltbetrachtung. Hölderlin-Spuren in der deutschsprachigen Literatur seit 1980. Von Dieter Burdorf. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2025. 120 Seiten. €14,80 kartoniert oder eBook.Rolf J. GoebelMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 706-707; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.706Rolf J. GoebelUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville
- You have accessRestricted accessMaking German Jewish Literature Anew: Authorship, Memory, and Place. By Katja Garloff. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2022. 216 pages. $65.00 hardcover, $35.00 paperback, $34.99 eBook.Sebastian SchirrmeisterMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 708-709; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.708Sebastian SchirrmeisterUniversität Hamburg
- You have accessRestricted accessAfrikanische Dinge in der deutschsprachigen Literatur. (Post-)Koloniale Potentiale materieller Kultur. Von Constant Kpao Sarè. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023. 280 Seiten. €49,00 kartoniert, €48,99 eBook; Das Gedächtnis der Kolonisation. Afrikanische und europäische Narrative ab 1980. Von Constantin Sonkwé Tayim. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht unipress, 2024. 366 Seiten + 1 Abbildung. €60,00 gebunden oder eBook.Dominik ZinkMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 710-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.710Dominik ZinkAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität–Freiburg
- You have accessRestricted accessKomik der Lüste. Ergebnisse des Kasseler Komik-Kolloqiums. Herausgegeben von Nils Jablonski, Friedrich W. Block und Lutz Ellrich. Bielefeld: Aisthesis, 2023. 528 Seiten + zahlreiche Abbildungen. €38,00 broschiert oder eBook.Julia K. GruberMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 712-714; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.712Julia K. GruberTennessee Tech University
- You have accessRestricted accessInvested Narratives: German Responses to Economic Crisis. Edited by Jill E. Twark. New York: Berghahn, 2022. 270 pages + 10 images. $135.00 hardcover, $24.95 eBook.Jonas NesselhaufMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 714-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.714Jonas NesselhaufSaarland University
- You have accessRestricted accessAsiatische Präsenzen in der Kolonialmetropole Berlin. Localizing Decolonization—Dekolonisierung lokalisieren. Herausgegeben von Kien Nghi Ha. Berlin: Assoziation A, 2024. 200 Seiten. €16.00 broschiert.Emerson McManusMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 716-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.716Emerson McManusUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
- You have accessRestricted accessRewriting Identities in Contemporary Germany: Radical Diversity and Literary Interventions. Edited by Selma Rezgui, Laura Marie Sturtz, and Tara Talwar Windsor. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2024. 286 pages. $130.00 hardcover, $24.00 eBook.Necia ChronisterMonatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 718-720; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.718Necia ChronisterKansas State University
Annual Index 2025
- You have accessRestricted accessAnnual Index 117.4Monatshefte, January 2026, 117 (4) 721-726; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/m.117.4.721
