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Writing Weimar: Critical Realism in German Literature, 1918-1933

Writing Weimar: Critical Realism in German Literature, 1918-1933


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The years of the Weimar Republic saw complex cultural change in Germany as well as political turmoil. Writing Weimar draws on the large amount of research done on the period since the 1980s in order to show how literary writers developed critical perspectives on the social and political issues of the time, and how those perspectives were related to longer-term developments in German culture which run beyond the watershed events of 1918 and 1933. Individual chapters discuss the dominant trends in the poetry, the theatre, and the novel, as well as the literary representation of the city, of technology, and of the First World War. The book also sheds new light on one of the abiding mysteries of German culture in the 1920s: precisely what were the implications of the term Neue Sachlichkeit as it came to be applied to the cultural trends of the time?

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Writing under Weimar 'Neue Sahclichkeit': The Career of an Idea Poetry for Everyday Use? The Theatre as Political Community The Novel I: Representing the Times The Novel II: Paths of Disillusionment Remembering the War The City and the Country Technology versus Humanity Epilogue Bibliography Index

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`Midgely's study cannot be recommended highly enough to scholars in the field of Weimar studies and Germanists generally. It has been written with tremendous care and attention to detail, is immaculately referenced, and I was unable to spot a single typographical error. It provides a much-needed overview of a complex era of literary production.' Bill Niven, Journal of European Studies `an excellent study. Rarely have I read such a richly informative and densely analytical piece of writing. This is a work of considerable erudition, impressive intellectual scope and stimulating opinion ... arguably, the most important book in English on Weimar since Peter Gay's (Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider) ... Despite the mass of material he considers, Midgely never slips into merely listing. Subtle shifts and differentiations make this book an always fascinating read.' Bill Niven, Journal of European Studies `David Midgley's book is most welcome. ...Readers will find it a reliable guide to the complexities of Weimar society and its literature, informed, thoughtful and nuanced throughout.' David Roberts, Thesis Eleven Journal, Dec 2001. `Perspicuous ... No other book in English has discussed the (resultant) diverse literature with quite the same judicious erudition ... Highly recommended for nonspecialists and literary scholars alike.' M Winkler, CHOICE, Nov. 2000. Vol. 38, No.3.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198151791
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Critical Realism in German Literature, 1918-1933
  • Width: 146 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0198151799
  • Publisher Date: 09 Mar 2000
  • Height: 224 mm
  • No of Pages: 400
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Weight: 677 gr


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