Melancholy in Wilhelm Genazino’s Novels and Its Construction as Other

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Melancholy in Wilhelm Genazino’s Novels and Its Construction as Other. / Frank, Svenja.
Sadness and Melancholy in German-Language Literature and Culture. Hrsg. / Mary Crosgrove; Anna Richards. Rochester: Camden House, 2012. S. 151-172 (Edinburgh German Yearbook; Band 6).

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in SammelwerkenForschung

Harvard

Frank, S 2012, Melancholy in Wilhelm Genazino’s Novels and Its Construction as Other. in M Crosgrove & A Richards (Hrsg.), Sadness and Melancholy in German-Language Literature and Culture. Edinburgh German Yearbook, Bd. 6, Camden House, Rochester, S. 151-172.

APA

Frank, S. (2012). Melancholy in Wilhelm Genazino’s Novels and Its Construction as Other. In M. Crosgrove, & A. Richards (Hrsg.), Sadness and Melancholy in German-Language Literature and Culture (S. 151-172). (Edinburgh German Yearbook; Band 6). Camden House.

Vancouver

Frank S. Melancholy in Wilhelm Genazino’s Novels and Its Construction as Other. in Crosgrove M, Richards A, Hrsg., Sadness and Melancholy in German-Language Literature and Culture. Rochester: Camden House. 2012. S. 151-172. (Edinburgh German Yearbook).

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