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Catastrophe and Catharsis
Katha Gerstenberger
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Description for Catastrophe and Catharsis
Hardcover. Essays examining representations of disaster in German and international contexts, exploring the nexus between disruption and recovery through narrative from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Gerstenberger, Katharina; Nusser, Tanja. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Essays examining representations of disaster in German and international contexts, exploring the nexus between disruption and recovery through narrative from the eighteenth century to the present. Destroying human habitat and taking human lives, disasters, be they natural, man-made, or a combination, threaten large populations, even entire nations and societies. They also disrupt the existing order and cause discontinuity in our sense of self and our perceptions of the world. To restore order, not only must human beings be rescued and affected areas rebuilt, but the reality of the catastrophe must also be transformed into narrative. The essays ... Read more
Essays examining representations of disaster in German and international contexts, exploring the nexus between disruption and recovery through narrative from the eighteenth century to the present. Destroying human habitat and taking human lives, disasters, be they natural, man-made, or a combination, threaten large populations, even entire nations and societies. They also disrupt the existing order and cause discontinuity in our sense of self and our perceptions of the world. To restore order, not only must human beings be rescued and affected areas rebuilt, but the reality of the catastrophe must also be transformed into narrative. The essays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571139016
SKU
V9781571139016
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Ref
99-1
About Katha Gerstenberger
Katharina Gerstenberger is associate professor of German at the University of Cincinatti. TANJA NUSSER is Associate Professor of German Studies at the University of Cincinnati.
Reviews for Catastrophe and Catharsis
[A]ll [the volume's contributors] offer substantive and provocative viewpoints. . . . [T]his well-curated volume should inspire further work on the role of cultural production in the age of the anthropocene. The book's interdisciplinary approach certainly makes it important reading for graduate students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences.
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