Del 84 - Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture

German Novelists of the Weimar Republic

Intersections of Literature and Politics

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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New essays introducing a broad range of novelists of the Weimar period.The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and fateful time in German history. Characterized by economic and political instability, polarization, and radicalism, the period witnessed the efforts of many German writers to play a leading political role, whether directly, in the chaotic years of 1918-1919, or indirectly, through their works. The novelists chosen range from such now-canonical authors as Alfred Döblin, Hermann Hesse, and Heinrich Mann to bestselling writers of the time such as Erich Maria Remarque, B. Traven, Vicki Baum, and Hans Fallada. They also span the political spectrum, from the right-wing Ernst Jünger to pacifists such as Remarque. The journalistic engagement of JosephRoth, otherwise well known as a novelist, and of the recently rediscovered writer Gabriele Tergit is also represented.Contributors: Paul Bishop, Roland Dollinger, Helen Chambers, Karin V. Gunnemann, David Midgley, Brian Murdoch, Fiona Sutton, Heather Valencia, Jenny Williams, Roger Woods.Karl Leydecker is Reader in German at the University of Kent.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-09-01
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt423 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Antal sidor296
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9781571134691

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BRIAN MURDOCH is Emeritus Professor of German at Stirling University, Scotland. He is the author of many books, including titles for both Camden House and D.S. Brewer. DAVID R. MIDGLEY is Emeritus Professor of German Literature and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. HELEN CHAMBERS is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of St Andrews, UK. Paul Bishop is Professor of German and Head of Department of German at the University of Glasgow.

Introduction - Karl LeydeckerHeinrich Mann and the Struggle for Democracy - Karin Verena GunnemannHermann Hesse and the Weimar Republic - Paul BishopIn Defense of Reason and Justice: Lion Feuchtwanger's Historical Novels of the Weimar Republic - Roland DollingerThe Case of Jakob Wasserman: Social, Legal, and Personal Crises in the Weimar Republic - Karl LeydeckerSigns of the Times: Joseph Roth's Weimar Journalism - Helen ChambersErnst Jünger, the New Nationalists, and the Memory of the First World War - Roger WoodsInnocent Killing: Erich Maria Remarque and the Weimar Anti-War Novels - Brian O. MurdochIn "A Far-Off Land": B. Traven - Karl S. GuthkeWeimar's Forgotten Cassandra: The Writings of Gabriele Tergit in the Weimar Republic - Fiona SuttonRadical Realism and Historical Fantasy: Alfred Döblin - David MidgleyVicki Baum: "A First-Rate Second-Rate Writer"? - Heather ValenciaHans Fallada's Literary Breakthrough: Bauern, Bonzen, and Bomben and Kleiner Mann -- Was nun? - Jenny Williams