Author： Neuhaus S.
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0028-2677
Source： Neophilologus, Vol.83, Iss.2, 1999-04, pp. : 267-281
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Abstract
Prince Pückler-Muskau's most famous literary piece "Briefe eines Verstorbenen" ("letters of a dead man") has been greatly underrated. Although it tells us a lot about himself, the book paints a vivid picture of the England, Ireland and Wales he visited. This close look at what was meant to be a travel report takes Pückler's biography into account and shows how fascinating and, indeed, how puzzling his reports on 19th century Britain are. With Pückler, you cannot be sure of anything he says. Even his reasons for travelling to England are different from those stated and subsequently repeated by his biographers right up to the present day. On the other hand, not many literary travel books are as colourful und entertaining as this one.
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