| As German as Kafka: Identity and Singularity in German Literature Around 1900 and 2000 Contributor(s): Rock, Lene (Author) |
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ISBN: 9462701784 ISBN-13: 9789462701786 Publisher: Leuven University Press OUR PRICE: $39.11 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | European - German - Philosophy | Individual Philosophers |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.15 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Countless literary endeavours by 'new Germans' have come into the spotlight of academic research since the turn of the 21st century. Yet 'minority writing' and its distinctive renegotiation of traditional concepts of cultural identity are far from a recent phenomenon in German literature. More than a hundred years ago, German-Jewish writers put a clear stamp on German modernism and were intensely engaged in various cultural and political discourses on Jewish identity. This book is the first to unfold literary parallels between these two riveting periods in German cultural history. Drawing on the philosophical oeuvre of Jean-Luc Nancy, a comparative reading of texts by, amongst others, Beer-Hofmann, Kermani, zdamar, Roth, Schnitzler, and Zaimoglu examines similar literary approaches to the thorny issue of cultural identity in either period, while developing an overarching perspective on the 'politics of literature.' |
Contributor Bio(s): Rock, Lene: - Lene Rock obtained a PhD in Literature from KU Leuven, and is currently employed at KU Leuven Libraries. |