CONTENTS
List of Abbreviations v
Preface vi
Chapter Page
1. Introduction 1
History of the German Railway 5
Culture Promoter or Culture Killer 11
Survey of Current Research 15
Realism and the Railway 20
Overview of the Primary Literature 30
2. Berthold Auerbach 40
"Auf einem Acker an der Eisenbahn" 42
Auerbach and Realism 46
Sträflinge 55
Das Nest an der Bahn 63
3. Peter Rosegger 80
Rosegger, Auerbach, and Realism 82
Essays on Progress 86
"Der Dorfbahnhof" 91
Die neue Bahn 95
Das ewige Licht 104
4. Theodor Fontane 122
Fontane's Realism 124
Cécile 128
Effi Briest 144
5. Gerhart Hauptmann 159
Hauptmann, Realism, and Mythology 163
"Im Nachtzug" 166
Bahnwärter Thiel 174
6. Max Eyth 187
"Poesie und Technik" 189
"Die Brück' am Tay" 196
Berufstragik 202
7. Conclusion 220
8. Bibliography 229