The First World War in German Narrative Prose /

This collection of eight essays in honor of the distinguished Canadian Germanist G.W. Field treats themes in German narrative prose of the First World War, the pre-war era, and the earliest days of the Weimar Republic. The aim of the book is not to present a comprehensive study of the field, but rat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wetzel, Heinz, 1935-2017 (Editor ), Genno, Charles N., 1934- (editior.), Field, George Wallis (honouree.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [1980]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Field, George Wallis.
Field, George Wallis, > 1914-
War and literature.
German fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Litterature et guerre.
Roman allemand > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
World War, 1914-1918 > Germany > Literature and the war.
German fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Germany.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Festschriften.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The anatomy of pre-war society in Robert Musil's "Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften" / Charles N. Genno
  • Two representative expressionist responses to the challenge of the First World War : Carl Sternheim's "eigene Nuance" and Leonhard Frank's "Utopia" / Augustinus P. Dierick
  • The "Sperber" in Hesse's "Demian" / David John
  • War and the destruction of moral principles in Arnold Zweig's "Der Streit um den Sergeanten Grischa" and "Erziehung vor Verdun" / Heinz Wetzel
  • Mynona versus Remarque, Tucholsky, Mann, and others : not so quiet on the literary front / Manfred Kuxdorf
  • The aftermath of the First World War : Christianity and revolution in Alfred Döblin's "November 1918" / Anthony W. Riley
  • "Mr. Britling Sees It Through" : a view from the other side / Colin Butler
  • The First World War in German prose after 1945 : some examples, some observations / Hermann Boeschenstein.

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