Author: Carol Anne Costabile-Heming
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110880407
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The unification of the two German states changed the geo-political, economic, social, and cultural borders of Germany and Europe. This volume in three parts researches how East German and West German authors and directors reacted to these radical changes. The basis of this research are fictional, autobiographical, journalistic, and cinematic texts. The authors and directors presented in this volume not only comment on the changes which they themselves experienced but also voice their changing attitudes to their own past within the divided Germany.
Textual Responses to German Unification
Author: Carol Anne Costabile-Heming
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110880407
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The unification of the two German states changed the geo-political, economic, social, and cultural borders of Germany and Europe. This volume in three parts researches how East German and West German authors and directors reacted to these radical changes. The basis of this research are fictional, autobiographical, journalistic, and cinematic texts. The authors and directors presented in this volume not only comment on the changes which they themselves experienced but also voice their changing attitudes to their own past within the divided Germany.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110880407
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The unification of the two German states changed the geo-political, economic, social, and cultural borders of Germany and Europe. This volume in three parts researches how East German and West German authors and directors reacted to these radical changes. The basis of this research are fictional, autobiographical, journalistic, and cinematic texts. The authors and directors presented in this volume not only comment on the changes which they themselves experienced but also voice their changing attitudes to their own past within the divided Germany.
Germany's Two Unifications
Author: R. Speirs
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230518524
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Germany's unique historical experience of undergoing national unification twice in a little over a century makes it a fascinating object of study. In this volume the processes of unification are analysed from the point of view of historians, political scientists and literary historians. Because each event had quite different historical pre-conditions (the first having been long anticipated and pursued, whereas the second took virtually all participants by surprise), the processes of adjustment to it have differed in many ways. Yet in each case the idea of national unity has held sway powerfully as a norm guiding the responses of those involved.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230518524
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Germany's unique historical experience of undergoing national unification twice in a little over a century makes it a fascinating object of study. In this volume the processes of unification are analysed from the point of view of historians, political scientists and literary historians. Because each event had quite different historical pre-conditions (the first having been long anticipated and pursued, whereas the second took virtually all participants by surprise), the processes of adjustment to it have differed in many ways. Yet in each case the idea of national unity has held sway powerfully as a norm guiding the responses of those involved.
Shifting Perspectives
Author: Dennis Tate
Publisher: Camden House
ISBN: 9781571133724
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Tate provides a detailed account of 'subjective authenticity' in German literature: its origins in the 1930s' exile debates, its evolution during the GDR's lifespan, and its manifestations in the work of five East German authors: Brigitte Reinmann, Franz Fühmann, Stefan Heym, Günter de Bruyn and Christa Wolf.
Publisher: Camden House
ISBN: 9781571133724
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Tate provides a detailed account of 'subjective authenticity' in German literature: its origins in the 1930s' exile debates, its evolution during the GDR's lifespan, and its manifestations in the work of five East German authors: Brigitte Reinmann, Franz Fühmann, Stefan Heym, Günter de Bruyn and Christa Wolf.
When the Wall Came Down
Author: Harold James
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN:
Category : German reunification question (1949-1990)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN:
Category : German reunification question (1949-1990)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Poet's Role
Author: Ruth J. Owen
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042012073
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This study of contemporary German poetry represents the first attempt to examine comprehensively and at some length the lyric response to the unification period. It sets out to investigate, by means of close textual analysis, whether the German 'Wende' was also a turning-point for poetry, exploring how GDR poets responded both to the revolutionary events of 1989 and subsequently to the new, united Germany. An introductory chapter considers what is distinct about poetry as a genre, especially under censorship or amid historic change, as well as outlining the post-unification 'Literaturstreit'. The following chapter offers a survey of the poet's role in the GDR from 1949 until 1989. Two central chapters then gather the poetry of the 'Wende' and unification as a corpus of work and characterize it, through the elucidation of recurring themes, motifs and techniques. The volume strikes a balance between giving a general overview of poetry written in 1989-1996 and focusing on individual poets whose work is particularly compelling. After identifying broad trends across a wide range of individual poems, collections and anthologies, single chapters therefore examine in greater depth the work of Volker Braun and Durs Grünbein. The concluding chapter addresses the issue of a separate GDR literature. Finally, an extensive, structured bibliography is provided, covering the poetry, literary criticism and cultural history of the period.
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042012073
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This study of contemporary German poetry represents the first attempt to examine comprehensively and at some length the lyric response to the unification period. It sets out to investigate, by means of close textual analysis, whether the German 'Wende' was also a turning-point for poetry, exploring how GDR poets responded both to the revolutionary events of 1989 and subsequently to the new, united Germany. An introductory chapter considers what is distinct about poetry as a genre, especially under censorship or amid historic change, as well as outlining the post-unification 'Literaturstreit'. The following chapter offers a survey of the poet's role in the GDR from 1949 until 1989. Two central chapters then gather the poetry of the 'Wende' and unification as a corpus of work and characterize it, through the elucidation of recurring themes, motifs and techniques. The volume strikes a balance between giving a general overview of poetry written in 1989-1996 and focusing on individual poets whose work is particularly compelling. After identifying broad trends across a wide range of individual poems, collections and anthologies, single chapters therefore examine in greater depth the work of Volker Braun and Durs Grünbein. The concluding chapter addresses the issue of a separate GDR literature. Finally, an extensive, structured bibliography is provided, covering the poetry, literary criticism and cultural history of the period.
Uniting Germany
Author: Pekka Kalevi Hämäläinen
Publisher: Dartmouth Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781855216242
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Focusing on German efforts to unite the country and the international reactions to reunification, this text also discusses: the connection between the East German mood and Bonn's policies; Kohl's role; and economic problems. It analyzes the causes, dynamics and meaning of reunification.
Publisher: Dartmouth Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781855216242
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Focusing on German efforts to unite the country and the international reactions to reunification, this text also discusses: the connection between the East German mood and Bonn's policies; Kohl's role; and economic problems. It analyzes the causes, dynamics and meaning of reunification.
Uniting Germany
Author: Pekka Kalevi Hamalainen
Publisher: Dartmouth Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Focusing on German efforts to unite the country and the international reactions to reunification, this text also discusses the connection between the East German mood and Bonn's policies; Kohl's role; and economic problems. It analyzes the causes, dynamics and meaning of reunification.
Publisher: Dartmouth Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Focusing on German efforts to unite the country and the international reactions to reunification, this text also discusses the connection between the East German mood and Bonn's policies; Kohl's role; and economic problems. It analyzes the causes, dynamics and meaning of reunification.
German Reunification and the Legacy of GDR Literature and Culture
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004359788
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
This collection of academic articles and personal reflections explores German reunification and the legacy of GDR literature and culture. It examines a broad range of genres and combines perspectives on both lesser-known and more established writers.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004359788
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
This collection of academic articles and personal reflections explores German reunification and the legacy of GDR literature and culture. It examines a broad range of genres and combines perspectives on both lesser-known and more established writers.
Performing Unification
Author: Matt Cornish
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472037560
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Since the moment after the fall of the Berlin Wall, important German theater artists have created plays and productions about unification. Some have challenged how German history is written, while others opposed the very act of storytelling. Performing Unification examines how directors, playwrights, and theater groups including Heiner Müller, Frank Castorf, and Rimini Protokoll have represented and misrepresented the past, confronting their nation’s history and collective identity. Matt Cornish surveys German-language history plays from the Baroque period through the documentary theater movement of the 1960s to show how German identity has always been contested, then turns to performances of unification after 1989. Cornish argues that theater, in its structures and its live gestures, on pages, stages, and streets, helps us to understand the past and its effect on us, our relationships with others in our communities, and our futures. Engaging with theater theory from Aristotle through Bertolt Brecht and Hans-Thies Lehmann’s “postdramatic” theater, and with theories of history from Hegel to Walter Benjamin and Hayden White, Performing Unification demonstrates that historiography and dramaturgy are intertwined.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472037560
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Since the moment after the fall of the Berlin Wall, important German theater artists have created plays and productions about unification. Some have challenged how German history is written, while others opposed the very act of storytelling. Performing Unification examines how directors, playwrights, and theater groups including Heiner Müller, Frank Castorf, and Rimini Protokoll have represented and misrepresented the past, confronting their nation’s history and collective identity. Matt Cornish surveys German-language history plays from the Baroque period through the documentary theater movement of the 1960s to show how German identity has always been contested, then turns to performances of unification after 1989. Cornish argues that theater, in its structures and its live gestures, on pages, stages, and streets, helps us to understand the past and its effect on us, our relationships with others in our communities, and our futures. Engaging with theater theory from Aristotle through Bertolt Brecht and Hans-Thies Lehmann’s “postdramatic” theater, and with theories of history from Hegel to Walter Benjamin and Hayden White, Performing Unification demonstrates that historiography and dramaturgy are intertwined.
The GDR Remembered
Author: Nick Hodgin
Publisher: Camden House
ISBN: 1571134344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Competing representations of the former East German state in the German cultural memory.
Publisher: Camden House
ISBN: 1571134344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Competing representations of the former East German state in the German cultural memory.