Suicide in East German Literature: Fiction, Rhetoric, and the Self-Destruction of Literary Heritage
Author:   Professor Robert Blankenship (Customer)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Volume:   v. 183
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9781571135742


Pages:   202
Publication Date:   28 August 2017
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Author:   Professor Robert Blankenship (Customer)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   Camden House Inc
Volume:   v. 183
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.462kg
ISBN:  

9781571135742


ISBN 10:   157113574
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   28 August 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction: The Rhetoric of Suicide in East Germany Suicide as an Anti-Fascist Literary Trope: 1945-71 Suicide and the Fluidity of Literary Heritage: Ulrich Plenzdorf's Die neuen Leiden des jungen W. Remembering to Death: Werner Heiduczek's Tod am Meer Suicide and the Reevaluation of Classicism: Christa Wolf's Kein Ort. Nirgends Suicidal Voices: Heiner Müller's Hamletmaschine and Sibylle Muthesius's Flucht in die Wolken Specters of Suicide: Christoph Hein's Horns Ende Conclusion: The Reality of Fictional Suicides Epilogue: The Literariness of East German Literature Notes Bibliography Index

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[A] valuable book. Blankenship is extremely knowledgeable, both on modern and older literature, as well as in the area of literary theory. His major aim to point to the literary qualities of GDR literature, or at least of selected works, is laudable as a counter to the tendency to dismiss every aspect of that now vanished country. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES [Stuart Parkes]


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ROBERT BLANKENSHIP is Assistant Professor at California State University, Long Beach.

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