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Parker Joshua |
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Tales of Berlin in American literature up to the 21st century / / by Joshua Parker |
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Leiden, [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill Rodopi, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (436 pages) |
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Collana |
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Spatial Practices, , 1871-689x ; ; Volume 22 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American literature - History and criticism |
Berlin (Germany) In literature |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: "a smaller but more intense orchestration" -- American space -- American Berlin across three centuries -- A tale of Berlin -- How American is it -- Toy houses and playing-card lawns -- "German" roots -- Rags, riches and rooming houses -- The great divorce -- Water crossings -- "This is our armageddon" -- Ruined landscapes, ruined women -- Women with attachments: mermaids, drink and drowning -- City of night -- "Certain tendencies": queer Berlin -- Underground Berlin -- "Something was different, but nothing had changed" -- Contaminating city -- Just off the Kurfurstendamm: spy fiction -- The garden and the forest: natural space in Berlin -- The weather in Berlin -- Isolating Berlin -- Naturalizing the Wall -- Escape from Berlin -- Family reunions: searching for someone in Berlin -- Women and children first: taming history -- Contemporary voices: re-storing mythologies -- Conclusion. |
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