UID:
almahu_9949701550002882
Format:
1 online resource (320 pages)
ISBN:
9789401201193
Series Statement:
German monitor ; no. 62
Content:
The novelist and essayist Libuše Moníková (1945-1998) made a unique contribution to German, Czech and world literature, writing in German from a distinctly Czech perspective in a manner which can best be described as encyclopaedic and highly intertextual. Positively received abroad, particularly in Germany and the US, her works remained until recently relatively unknown in the land of her birth. This volume, whose appearance marks what would have been the sixtieth anniversary of her birth, is the first in-depth study of the work of this truly European writer. It contains specially commissioned articles by Czech, German, US and British scholars, as well as an appreciation by her friend and fellow writer F.C. Delius, an English translation of one of her last interviews, and the first comprehensive bibliography. The essays range from close readings of a single text, in particular the satirical, picaresque novel Die Fassade and the posthumously published Der Taumel, to surveys of themes, techniques or motifs within her œuvre, for example nation, exile, history and myth, and studies of Moníková's intertextual references, particularly to film and the work of Arno Schmidt. The contributions emphasise the comic, the personal and the ambiguity in her works, as well as the sheer breadth of Moníková's interests and sources.
Note:
Includes index.
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Preliminary Material /
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Contents /
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Preface /
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List of Abbreviations /
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Libuše Moníková: Life, Works and Reception /
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Rede auf die Fürstin Libuše: Zum Tode von Libuše Moníková /
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Writing is a Murderous Occupation /
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National Performance and Visibility in Die Fassade /
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'Könnten so nicht politisch Träume in den Himmel wachsen?' Women's Writing and Humour in Die Fassade /
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Falling Down: Images of Trauma in Moníková's Fragmentary Novel, Der Taumel /
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'Die Zeit der Bilder ist noch nicht gekommen': Ästhetische Erfahrung, Kunstproduktion und Werkverweigerung in Der Taumel /
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'Kde Domov Můj?' Nation, Exile and Return in Eine Schädigung and Verklärte Nacht /
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'Die wunde Naht der Grenze': Czechs and Germans in Libuše Moníková's Treibeis and Verklärte Nacht and Erica Pedretti's Engste Heimat /
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"Barren Territory for Grand Narratives"? Czech History in the Works of Libuše Moníková /
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Cannibalising Texts: Libuše Moníková Digesting Arno Schmidt /
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Zwischen Alltag und Ausnahmezustand: Zu Positionierungen des Mythos im Werk von Libuše Moníková /
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'Der Roman muß sich die Bilder holen': Film Discourse in the Texts of Libuše Moníková /
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Libuše Moníková: Bibliography /
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Notes on Contributors /
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Index /
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English and German with summaries in English.
Additional Edition:
Online version: Libuše Moníková. Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2005
Language:
English
Keywords:
Bibliography.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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