Background
Michaels, Jennifer Tonks was born on May 19, 1945 in Sedgley, England. Daughter of Frank Gordon and Dorothy (Compston) Tonks.
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Franz Jung: Expressionist, Dadaist, Revolutionary and Outsider (American University Studies. Series I, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Vol 70)
(Franz Jung was involved in expressionism and Berlin Dada ...)
Franz Jung was involved in expressionism and Berlin Dada and was active for a while in left-radical politics in the early years of the Weimar Republic until he became disillusioned. While acknowledging the differences between Jung's various periods, this study also attempts to show the many continuities in his works. In addition to discussing their literary merit, this study also shows that Jung's works are of interest for their contributions to literary movements in Germany in the first decades of this century and because many are important documents of this time.
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Franz Werfel and the Critics (Literary Criticism in Perspective)
(This book is the first to discuss the critical response t...)
This book is the first to discuss the critical response to Franz Werfel (1890-1945), the German writer acclaimed in several genres, poetry, drama and the novel. His first collection of lyric poetry, Der Weltfreund (1911), made him famous in German-speaking countries as a leading Expressionist poet, admired by his contemporaries; his dramas were premiered on important stages in Germany and Austria, and during his exile in America the Broadway production of his play Jacobowsky and the Colonel won a Critics' Award in 1944. As a novelist, Werfel gained much popular success, with English translations of his novels becoming bestsellers. However, after his death in 1945 his popularity declined precipitately, and only recently has there been a revival of critical interest in his work. Franz Werfel and the Critics highlights the aspects of his work which have aroused the most critical interest, shows the trends in Werfel criticism which have shaped his reputation as a writer and thinker, and indicates areas for future research; it also discusses responses to Werfel's controversial religious and political beliefs.
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Jennifer Tonks Michaels
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Jennifer Tonks Michaels, British foreign language educator. Member Modern Language Association, Rocky Mount Modern Language Association (vice president 2005), American Association Teachers of German, Society Exile Studies, German Studies Association (secretary treasurer 1991-1992, vice president 1992-1994, president 1995-1996, numerous committees).
Education
Master of Arts, University Edinburgh, 1967. Master of Arts, McGill University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1974.
Career
Teaching assistant German department, Wesleyan University, 1967-1968;
instructor German department, Bucknell (Pennsylvania) U., 1968-1969;
teaching assistant German department, McGill University, Canada, 1969-1972;
production assistant, Public television News and Political program, Schenectady, New York, 1974-1975;
from assistant professor to associate professor, Grinnell (Iowa) College, 1975-1987;
professor, Grinnell (Iowa) College, since 1987. Visiting consultant German department Hamilton College, 1981. Consultant Modern Language department Colby College.
Panelist National Endowment for Humanities, 1985. Speaker in field.
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Franz Jung: Expressionist, Dadaist, Revolutionary and Outsider (American University Studies. Series I, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Vol 70)
(Franz Jung was involved in expressionism and Berlin Dada ...)
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Franz Werfel and the Critics (Literary Criticism in Perspective)
(This book is the first to discuss the critical response t...)
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Franz Jung: Expressionist, Dadaist, Revolutionary and Outsider (American University Studies. Series I, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Vol 70)
Membership
Member Modern Language Association, Rocky Mount Modern Language Association (vice president 2005), American Association Teachers of German, Society Exile Studies, German Studies Association (secretary treasurer 1991-1992, vice president 1992-1994, president 1995-1996, numerous committees).
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Married Eric Michaels, 1973. Children: Joseph, David, Ellen.
