Romanische Forschungen

This paper is a follow-up to my presentation at the International Symposium »Die Biologie der Kreativität« (Stuttgart 4.–6. 12. 2008). Therein, I focus on reconstructing the significance of the silkworm in poetic symbolism throughout its...

At the time Proust conceived A la recherche du temps perdu he simultaneously published a series of nine pastiches about topical issues in the press, a decision which might seem surprising considering it is contrary to his aesthetic. L'Histoire du...

This paper aims to outline the history of koinè, both as a concept and as a term. As far as the Italian language is concerned, the concept of koinè first occurs in the Renaissance as lingua com(m)une (a loan translation from Greek κοινη...

This article examines an overlooked topic related to French eatre in the eighteenth century: costume and clothing in comedy – scholars usually focus on tragedy and the »habit à la romaine«. It aims to explore the way in which the plays from the...