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Dictators of Taste? The Origins and Reach of Hermann Fiedler’s Oxford Book of German Verse (1916) and Jethro Bithell’s Anthology of German Poetry (1941)

Dictators of Taste? The Origins and Reach of Hermann Fiedler’s Oxford Book of German Verse (1916)... Catherine Mason Dictators of Taste? The Origins and Reach of Hermann Fiedler’s Oxford Book of German Verse (1916) and Jethro Bithell’s Anthology of German Poetry (1941) It may appear to be counter-instinctive to find that during the two periods when the nations were at war, German poetry anthologies intended for English class- room use were launched by respected educational publishers: the Clarendon Press at Oxford, and Methuen. This is shown by a core sample (referred to here as ‘the sample’) of around 2400 texts cited in the reading lists and examination pa- pers of six English and Welsh examination boards since 1900, which offers a re- vealing historical record of the German literature with which students might have been made familiar during these years, despite many gaps in the archive records. The two consecutive poetry anthologies that are repeatedly cited as study texts for university entrance level exams over this period are Hermann Fiedler’s Oxford Book of German Verse (1916) and Jethro Bithell’s an Anthology of German Poetry 1880–1940 (1941). This paper will explore how these anthologies were both a re- flection of, and offered resistance to, the political and cultural contexts at the time of publication. Also considered http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Angermion de Gruyter

Dictators of Taste? The Origins and Reach of Hermann Fiedler’s Oxford Book of German Verse (1916) and Jethro Bithell’s Anthology of German Poetry (1941)

Mason, Catherine
Angermion , Volume 15 (1): 40 – Nov 21, 2022
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Catherine Mason Dictators of Taste? The Origins and Reach of Hermann Fiedler’s Oxford Book of German Verse (1916) and Jethro Bithell’s Anthology of German Poetry (1941) It may appear to be counter-instinctive to find that during the two periods when the nations were at war, German poetry anthologies intended for English class- room use were launched by respected educational publishers: the Clarendon Press at Oxford, and Methuen. This is shown by a core sample (referred to here as ‘the sample’) of around 2400 texts cited in the reading lists and examination pa- pers of six English and Welsh examination boards since 1900, which offers a re- vealing historical record of the German literature with which students might have been made familiar during these years, despite many gaps in the archive records. The two consecutive poetry anthologies that are repeatedly cited as study texts for university entrance level exams over this period are Hermann Fiedler’s Oxford Book of German Verse (1916) and Jethro Bithell’s an Anthology of German Poetry 1880–1940 (1941). This paper will explore how these anthologies were both a re- flection of, and offered resistance to, the political and cultural contexts at the time of publication. Also considered

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Published: Nov 21, 2022

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