Body and narrative in contemporary literatures in German [[electronic resource] ] : Herta Müller, Libuše Moníková, and Kerstin Hensel / / Lyn Marven

• Autore: Marven Lyn
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 830.9/92870904
• Soggetto topico: German literature - Women authors - History and criticism; German literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Human body in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• 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 is the first to compare three contemporary women writing in German: Herta M--uuml--;ller (from Romania), Libuse Mon--iacute--;kov--aacute--; (from Czechoslovakia), and Kerstin Hensel (from the GDR). Drawing on psychoanlytical, feminist, and performativity theory, 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. - ;This book examines the relationship between representations of the body and narrative strategies in the work of three contemporary women writers from the former Easter
• Titolo autorizzato: Body and narrative in contemporary literatures in German
• ISBN: 1-383-04224-1; 1-281-34593-8; 9786611345938; 0-19-153514-1; 1-4356-1425-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784820103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.