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From: Peter Farne <pe...@farne.me.uk>
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Hello Zahra

When you use the term "kuk", I assume you mean the abbreviation "K. u.
K." which stands for "Kaiserlich und K=F6niglich" and means "imperial
and royal".  This refers to the description given to the Court of the
Hapsburgs.  The acts of the central government were carried out in the
name of "Seine Kaiserliche und K=F6nigliche Majest=E4t" - "His Imperial
and Royal Majesty" - and central governmental bodies had their names
prefixed with k. u. k.

The term was also applied to commercial organisations which supplied
goods and services to the royal household, rather similar to the
system of Royal Warrants used in the UK which allows companies to
display "By Appointment To ..." on their products and stationery.

Further information can be found in wikipedia in English at
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.u.k.
and in German at
      http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserlich_und_k%C3%B6niglich

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Peter

On 4 Mar, 11:58, Zahra <zahra.q...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm also from the University of Nottingham and will soon be embarking
> on the trip to Vienna led by Thomas Jochum!
>
> I want to know a bit more about the history of Austrian literature and
> I wonder if anyone can recommend any relevant museums to visit...In
> fact, which are the most prolific Austrian writers? In the German
> literature module that I am studying, we are looking at the novel,
> Lieutenant Gustl and we briefly mentioned the term 'kuk', can anyone
> put some context behind this?
>
> Thanks,