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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Hoyt, Giles R. |
| Title, Analytic | Herman Zagel's Jack Roostand: A German-American View of Prairie Life |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 2003 |
| Volume ID | 38 |
| Location in Work | 113-118 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 0741-2827 |
| Abstract | The present relatively brief article desires to give some insights into an American author, Herman Zagel, who wrote in German about life on the American frontier in the late nineteenth century. . . . Zagel is an American author who treats American life, not just German-American life in German. Zagel's novels, short stories and travel essays have never been translated. Focuses upon Zagel's two novels about the life of a young minister, Jack Roostand, who serves German-speaking communities. Among other topics within the novels, Hoyt points out that "many of the Germans [who speak different dialects] cannot understand each other, which tends to exacerbate tense situations. There is frequently conflict in the congregation often caused by language problems." |
| Notes | Italicize Jack Roostand in title |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Zagel, Hermann H., 1859-1936/ Literature, German-American/ Dialects/ Language, German (US) -- Dialects |