| Gender, Collaboration, and Authorship in German Culture: Literary Joint Ventures, 1750-1850 Contributor(s): Lyon, John B. (Editor), Deiulio, Laura (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1501378333 ISBN-13: 9781501378331 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $42.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Literary Criticism | Feminist - Literary Criticism | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 830.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.89 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gender, Collaboration, and Authorship in German Culturechallenges a model of literary production that persists in literary studies: the so-called Geniekult or the idea of the solitary male author as genius that emerged around 1800 in German lands. A closer look at creative practices during this time indicates that collaborative creative endeavors, specifically joint ventures between women and men, were an important mode of literary production during this era. This volume surveys a variety of such collaborations and proves that male and female spheres of creation were not as distinct as has been previously thought. It demonstrates that the model of the male genius that dominated literary studies for centuries was not inevitable, that viable alternatives to it existed. Finally, it demands that we rethink definitions of an author and a literary work in ways that account for the complex modes of creation from which they arose. |