Table of Contents
January 01, 2026; Volume 117,Issue 4
Andress, Reinhard
- 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
Arens, Katherine
- 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
Beicken, Peter
- 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
Cassidy, Lauren
- 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
Chronister, Necia
- 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
Dobryden, Paul
- 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
Goebel, Rolf J.
- 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 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
Gruber, Julia K.
- 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
Haque, Kamaal
- 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
Landry, Olivia
- 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



