1. Reading as Ritual: Desire for Textual Community in Works by Jeremias Gotthelf, Izumi Kyōka,yanagita Kunio and Annette von Droste-hülshoff Open Access Author: Amano, Yuka Title: Reading as Ritual: Desire for Textual Community in Works by Jeremias Gotthelf, Izumi Kyōka,yanagita Kunio and Annette von Droste-hülshoff Graduate Program: Comparative Literature Keywords: readingritualtextual communityperformanceJapanese literatureGerman literaturemodernity File: Download Y_Amano_Dissertation_2014.pdf Committee Members: Charlotte Diane Eubanks, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorCharlotte Diane Eubanks, Committee Chair/Co-ChairThomas Oliver Beebee, Committee MemberReiko Tachibana, Committee MemberMartina Kolb, Committee Member