"Erlebnis wie bei Dostojewski'': Herbert Eisenreich's Reworking of Katherine Manasfield's "A Cup of Tea"

Abstract

<p>This thesis begins with a. brief account of the lives of Katherine Mansfield and Herbert Eisenreich, and with a description of the state of the German short story after World War II. The theme of misunderstanding is traced through Eisenreich' s novels, radio plays and short stories, and it is shown that the story,"Erlebnis wie bei Dostojewski", contains the preoccupations which appear in these other works as well. This story is then compared with its "Vorlage", Katherine Mansfield's "A Cup of Tea". Particular attention is paid to techniques used by Eisenreich but not used by Mansfield. Finally, there is a translation of Eisenreich's story into English.</p>