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Companion to the Works of Thomas Bernhard
Matthias Konzett (Ed.)
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New essays by leading scholars on major aspects of the most significant Austrian writer of the postwar generation. Since the death of Thomas Bernhard in 1989, the literary reputation of this complex and unique writer has risen to the point that he is now regarded as a major European figure. Bernhard emerged in the 1960s as one of Austria's major writers, challenging the popularity of such established writers as Heinrich Böll and Günter Grass on the German literary scene. His idiosyncratic prose consists of a tragic-comic blend of themes such as suicide, madness, and isolation combined with highly satirical ... Read more
New essays by leading scholars on major aspects of the most significant Austrian writer of the postwar generation. Since the death of Thomas Bernhard in 1989, the literary reputation of this complex and unique writer has risen to the point that he is now regarded as a major European figure. Bernhard emerged in the 1960s as one of Austria's major writers, challenging the popularity of such established writers as Heinrich Böll and Günter Grass on the German literary scene. His idiosyncratic prose consists of a tragic-comic blend of themes such as suicide, madness, and isolation combined with highly satirical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571134615
SKU
V9781571134615
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About Matthias Konzett (Ed.)
STEPHEN D. DOWDEN is Professor of Germanic Languages and Chair of the European Cultural Studies Program at Brandeis University.
Reviews for Companion to the Works of Thomas Bernhard
Succeeds marvelously in placing Bernhard within the context of postwar Austria.
GERMAN QUARTERLY
The present volume makes clear that the curtain has not yet fallen [on Bernhard] by a long way.
MONATSHEFTE
GERMAN QUARTERLY
The present volume makes clear that the curtain has not yet fallen [on Bernhard] by a long way.
MONATSHEFTE