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The writers' state : constructing East German literature 1945-1959 /

Examines the literature produced from the very beginnings of what became the GDR through the 1950s, redressing a tendency of literary scholarship to focus on the literature of the later GDR.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brockmann, Stephen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2015.
Colección:Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture ; 171.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontcover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Reconstructing East German Literature; Part I. The Absence of State (1945); 1: In the Zone, 1945; Part II. Constructing the State (1949); 2: Brecht and the Battle of the Spirits, 1949; 3: German Culture's Will to Power, 1949-50; 4: Fascinating Fascists, 1949-50; Part III. Contesting the State (1953); 5: Typical Heroes, 1951-53; 6: The Danger of Optimism, 1953; Part IV. The State Cracks Down (1956); 7: The Worst of Times, 1956-58; 8: Literature for Adults, 1956-59; Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index.