International expressionism. Intercultural transfer processes in the poetics of German expressionists.

• Applicant: Privatdozent Dr. Mario Zanucchi
• Subject Area: German Literary and Cultural Studies (Modern German Literature) ; General and Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
• Term: from 2015 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 270007287

The project examines international reception processes in the poetics of German Expressionists. It evaluates for the first time in a systematical way the corpus of translated authors and their intermedial relevance for expressionist literature, arts and silent film. In contrast to previous research methods it will focus not only upon the dialogue of German Expressionists with Italian Futurism, but also on their wide reception of pre-avant-garde authors. The analyse of these interferences should redefine the historical place of German Expressionism between classical modernity and avant-garde.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Russia
• Cooperation Partners: Professor Dr. Achim Aurnhammer; Privatdozent Alexander W. Belobratow; Professor Dr. Peter Sprengel