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May Mergenthaler

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2008
German Literature and Culture StudiesPhilosophy and Historical ThoughtLiterature and Cultural MemoryNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelLinguistic research and analysis

Publications

41

Citations

61

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
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May Mergenthaler works in German literary studies, focusing on poetry and literary culture from the 18th to 20th centuries, including writers such as Goethe, Schiller, Hölderlin, Brockes, and Mayröcker. Their work also explores the concept of the public sphere in literature and philosophy, drawing on thinkers like Habermas and Herder. This research is aimed at readers interested in German poetry, literary criticism, and the intersection of literature with political and social theory.

German literary history (18th-20th century)Nature poetry and ecological themes in literaturePublic sphere theory in literature and philosophyPoetry criticism and reception studiesManuscript and print culture

Publication output has been modest and uneven over the past decade, with small clusters of output in some years (e.g., 2018, 2020) and gaps in others (e.g., 2022-2023), suggesting an overall slowing pace in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 3 publications3182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications3202021: 2 publications2122232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
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  • Peter Lang eBooks×10
  • Sprache und Literatur×2
  • Abhandlungen zur Literaturwissenschaft×1
  • J.B. Metzler eBooks×1
  • Goethe yearbook×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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