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The Politics of Prostitution in Berlin Alexanderplatz
Written during the vibrant crisis years of the Weimar Republic, Alfred D blin's Berlin Alexanderplatz is a fascinating examination of the gradual disintegration of Germany in the …
Die Dorfgeschichte
Die Dorfgeschichte im Vorm rz kennzeichnet eine Ablehnung der neoklassizistischen Kunstperiode zugunsten der von Robert Prutz definierten Unterhaltungsliteratur . Das bedeutet die …
Critical Time in Modern German Literature and Culture
The fleeting nature of time is a defining feature of modern and postmodern existence. Identified by Reinhart Koselleck as the temporalization («Verzeitlichung») of all areas of …
The GDR Tomorrow
A unique experiment at the frontlines of the Cold War, the German Democratic Republic collapsed more than thirty years ago. But it did not simply vanish. Far from being a footnote …
New Perspectives on Contemporary Austrian Literature and Culture
This volume brings together contributions arising from papers originally presented at the Contemporary Austrian Literature, Film and Culture International Conference held at the …
Reading Rilke's Orphic Identity
This study of Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) examines the poet's understanding of the malleable nature of identity, while addressing the question of Rilke's place in literary …
Shakespeare and German Reunification
This book explores the relationship between politics and Shakespeare performance in East Germany before, during and after reunification in 1990. Analysing a wide range of case …
The GDR Today
Winter Facets
Based on a variety of close readings, this book analyzes the use of ice and snow motifs in selected literary, scientific, and philosophical texts by a wide range of European …
Heimat, Loss and Identity
What became of ethnic Germans in Eastern Europe during the Second World War? In recent years, their suffering, flight and expulsion during and after the war has attracted …
Childness and the Writing of the German Past
This book examines the depiction of childhood and the Nazi German past in post-1989 German literature. Focusing on the work of W.G. Sebald, Marcel Beyer, Martin Walser and Dieter …
Reading Colour
Colour is a problem for poetry, where – unlike in painting, sculpture or film – itis marked by its absence. This absence raises questions that have often beenoverlooked in the …