German novelists of the Weimar Republic : intersections of literature and politics

German novelists of the Weimar Republic : intersections of literature and politics /

The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and fateful time in German history. Characterized by economic and political instability, polarization, and radicalism, the period witnessed the efforts of many German writers to play a leading political role, whether directly, in the chaotic years of 1918-1919, or...

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Other Authors: Leydecker, Karl
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rochester, NY : Camden House, 2006.
Series:Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
Subjects:
1900-1999
German fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Authors, German > 20th century > Political and social views.
Politics and literature > Germany > History > 20th century.
Authors, German > Political and social views.
German fiction.
Politics and literature.
Deutsch
Roman.
Weimarer Republik
Politik
Politischer Roman
Politics and literature > Germany > 20th century.
Roman allemand > 20e siècle.
Auteurs d'origine allemande > Pensée politique et sociale > 20e siècle.
Politique et littérature > Allemagne > 20e siècle.
Germany.
Allemagne > 1918-1933 (République de Weimar) > Vie intellectuelle.
Deutsch.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Heinrich Mann and the struggle for democracy / Karin V. Gunnemann
  • Hermann Hesse and the Weimar Republic / Paul Bishop
  • In defense of reason and justice: Lion Feuchtwanger's historical novels of the Weimar Republic / Roland Dollinger
  • The case of Jakob Wassermann: social, legal, and personal crises in the Weimar Republic / Karl Leydecker
  • Signs of the times: Joseph Roth's Weimar journalism / Helen Chambers
  • Ernst Jünger, the new nationalists, and the memory of the First World War / Roger Woods
  • Innocent killing: Erich Maria Remarque and the Weimar anti-war novels / Brian Murdoch
  • In "A far-off land": B. Traven / Karl S. Guthke
  • Weimar's forgotten Cassandra: the writings of Gabriele Tergit in the Weimar Republic / Fiona Sutton
  • Radical realism and historical fantasy: Alfred Döblin / David Midgley
  • Vicki Baum: "A first-rate second-rate writer"? / Heather Valencia
  • Hans Fallada's literary breakthrough: Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben and kleiner Mann
  • was nun? / Jenny Williams.

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