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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819148603321

Autore

Marven Lyn

Titolo

Body and narrative in contemporary literatures in German : Herta Muller, Libuse Monikova, and Kerstin Hensel / / Lyn Marven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-383-04224-1

1-281-34593-8

9786611345938

0-19-153514-1

1-4356-1425-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Collana

Oxford modern languages and literature monographs

Disciplina

830.9/92870904

Soggetti

German literature - Women authors - History and criticism

German literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Human body in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-273) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: 'Daß dies der Osten ist Was im Kopf nicht aufhört'; 2. HertaMüller: 'Das, was von innen kam, angesichts des Äußeren'; 3.Libuše Moníková: 'Ich bin am Ort meines Ursrungs', 'Innen bin ich hohl'; 4. Kerstin Hensel: 'Wer ''draußen'' steht, kann deutlicher sehen'; 5. Interchanging Interpretations: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book compares three contemporary women writing in German: Herta Muller (from Romania), Libuse Monikova (from Czechoslovakia), and Kerstin Hensel (from the GDR). It looks at images of the body and their relationship to the structures of their writing as well as analysing the social, cultural, and political contexts.