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W.G. Sebald's hybrid poetics : literature as historiography /

W.G. Sebald's status as one of the most significant German-language authors of the 20th century is rooted in his quest for historical truth beyond 'facts'. Through an in-depth analysis of Sebald's œuvre, this book proposes a new paradigm of literature as historiography that moves...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wolff, Lynn L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, ©2014.
Colección:Interdisciplinary German cultural studies ; v. 14.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction. Why W.G. Sebald
  • Chapter 1. Literature as Historiography in Context
  • Chapter 2. Conscious Historiography and the Writer's Conscience
  • Chapter 3. What is (in) an Image? Mimesis, Representability, and Visual History
  • Chapter 4. Chronology and Coincidence in the Narrative Cosmos
  • Chapter 5. Witness and Testimony in Literary Memory
  • Chapter 6. Translation as Metaphor and Conservative Innovation
  • Conclusion. Panoramic Outlook
  • Bibliography of W.G. Sebalds Primary Works and of Works Cited
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index.