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Historical Dictionary of Postwar German Literature
William Grange
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Postwar German Literature
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
Some authors strongly criticized attempts to rebuild a German literary culture in the aftermath of World War II, while others actively committed themselves to "dealing with the German past." There are writers in Austria and Switzerland that find other contradictions of contemporary life troubling, while some find them funny or even worth celebrating. German postwar literature has, in the minds of some observers, developed a kind of split personality. In view of the traumatic monstrosities of the previous century that development may seem logical to some. The Historical Dictionary of Postwar German Literature is devoted to modern literature produced ... Read more
Some authors strongly criticized attempts to rebuild a German literary culture in the aftermath of World War II, while others actively committed themselves to "dealing with the German past." There are writers in Austria and Switzerland that find other contradictions of contemporary life troubling, while some find them funny or even worth celebrating. German postwar literature has, in the minds of some observers, developed a kind of split personality. In view of the traumatic monstrosities of the previous century that development may seem logical to some. The Historical Dictionary of Postwar German Literature is devoted to modern literature produced ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810859654
SKU
V9780810859654
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99-15
About William Grange
William Grange is a cultural historian who has received several awards for his scholarship and teaching. He is Hixson-Lied Professor of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Postwar German Literature
The dictionary succeeds in providing a general introduction and understanding of this particularly multifaceted period of German literature and in presenting students with an overview of important authors, defining movements, and events of the German literary scene in 1945. Recommended.
CHOICE, January 2010
William Grange has produced another successful historical dictionary. . . . This title is very ... Read more
CHOICE, January 2010
William Grange has produced another successful historical dictionary. . . . This title is very ... Read more