The American Dream

Festschrift for Peter Freese on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday. Edited by Carin Freywald and Michael Porsche.

30 contributions by American Studies specialists from Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland and the United States investigate one of the central concepts in the history of ideas in America. The American Dream is analyzed and discussed in its multi-faceted manifestations in American culture and literature, ranging from colonial times to the present, and examined in works from Herman Melville to Alice Walker. Honoring the work and achievement of Peter Freese, the articles assembled provide a fresh assessment of the American Dream and offer convincing proof that this seemingly exploded concept still lends itself to rewarding insights at the end of the 20th century. With contributions by Rüdiger Ahrens, Heinz Antor, Gerhard Bach et al. 534 Seiten, broschiert (Arbeiten zur Amerikanistik; vol. 25/Verlag Die Blaue Eule 1999) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear