Clairvoyant of the small : the life of Robert Walser /

The great Swiss-German modernist author Robert Walser lived eccentrically on the fringes of society, shocking his Berlin friends by enrolling in butler school and later developing an urban-nomad lifestyle in the Swiss capital, Bern, before checking himself into a psychiatric clinic. A connoisseur of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bernofsky, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Walser, Robert, > 1878-1956.
Walser, Robert, > 1878-1956
1900-1999
Authors, Swiss > 20th century > Biography.
Écrivains suisses > 20e siècle > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Authors, Swiss
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction. Searching for Robert Walser
  • One. Behind the Toy Shop (1878-1894)
  • Two. From the Bank to the Stage (1885-1896)
  • Three. The Young Poet (1896-1899)
  • Four. Drama (1899-1900)
  • Five. The German Cities (1900-1903)
  • Six. The First Published Book (1903-1905)
  • Seven. A Berliner and a Novelist (1905-1906)
  • Eight. The Balloon Ride (1907-1908)
  • Nine. The Fall (1908-1913)
  • Ten. The Return to Switzerland (1913-1914)
  • Eleven. A Walk in Wartime (1915-1917)
  • Twelve. The Aftermath of War (1917-1920)
  • Thirteen. The Secret Novel (1921-1925)
  • Fourteen. The Unraveling (1925-1929)
  • Fifteen. The Quiet Years (1929-1956)
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: Robert Walser's Known Addresses
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Credits
  • Index

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