| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 282 pages) |
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Oxford modern languages and literature monographs |
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Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Müller, Herta, 1953- -- Criticism and interpretation
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Moníková, Libuše -- Criticism and interpretation
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Hensel, Kerstin, 1961- -- Criticism and interpretation
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Hensel, Kerstin, 1961- |
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Moníková, Libuše |
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Müller, Herta, 1953- |
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German literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
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German literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Human body in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German.
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German literature
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German literature -- Women authors
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Human body in literature
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Menselijk lichaam.
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Lichamelijkheid.
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Vertelkunst.
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Letterkunde.
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Duits.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005299437 |
| ISBN |
0191535141 |
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9780191535147 |
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1281345938 |
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9781281345936 |
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9786611345938 |
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6611345930 |
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1435614259 |
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9781435614253 |
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