The Writers' State
Stephen Brockmann
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Description for The Writers' State
Hardcover. Examines the literature produced from the very beginnings of what became the GDR through the 1950s, redressing a tendency of literary scholarship to focus on the literature of the later GDR. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 736.
Examines the literature produced from the very beginnings of what became the GDR through the 1950s, redressing a tendency of literary scholarship to focus on the later GDR. Twenty-five years after the demise of the German Democratic Republic, there is perhaps more scholarship being produced on all aspects of that country than ever. This is true also in the field of literary studies, but especially inEnglish-language literary scholarship there has been a strong imbalance toward a focus on the last three decades of GDR literature. The literature of the earlier GDR has mostly been dismissed or ignored ... Read more
Examines the literature produced from the very beginnings of what became the GDR through the 1950s, redressing a tendency of literary scholarship to focus on the later GDR. Twenty-five years after the demise of the German Democratic Republic, there is perhaps more scholarship being produced on all aspects of that country than ever. This is true also in the field of literary studies, but especially inEnglish-language literary scholarship there has been a strong imbalance toward a focus on the last three decades of GDR literature. The literature of the earlier GDR has mostly been dismissed or ignored ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571139535
SKU
V9781571139535
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About Stephen Brockmann
STEPHEN BROCKMANN is Professor of German with courtesy appointments in English and History at Carnegie Mellon University.
Reviews for The Writers' State
[O]ffers a highly convincing and much-needed insight into the context in which better- and lesser-known authors in East(ern) Germany worked.
MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW
Brockmann impresses with the density and depth of his analyses, illuminating in new ways the complex cultural-political fabric of the postwar years. . . . [A] major contribution to GDR and postwar scholarship.
GERMAN ... Read more
MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW
Brockmann impresses with the density and depth of his analyses, illuminating in new ways the complex cultural-political fabric of the postwar years. . . . [A] major contribution to GDR and postwar scholarship.
GERMAN ... Read more