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8o2 German Studies LITERATURE, 1880-1945 By DAVID HoRROCKS, Lecturer in German in the University of Keele I. GENERAL LITERARY HISTORIES AND SURVEYS. Geschichte der deutschen Literatur VOm 18. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart. III, I. 1918-1945, ed. Viktor Zmegac, Konigstein, Athenaum, xiv + 384 pp., focuses, apart from two valu able contributions on Thomas Mann's work in the Weimar years and in exile (H. Kurzke), not so much on individual authors, biographical or psychological factors, as on literary production in relation to political and social conditions. It is divided into three sections, covering the Weimar Republic, Exile writing and the Third Reich. The first and longest (Dieter Mayer), although somewhat disjointed, and simplistic in matters social and political, offers a useful survey of the period in a partly chronological, partly thematic manner. The modish emphasis on production and reception makes for informative passages on publishers, periodicals, popular writing and the impact of radio and film. The widening of scope to include autobiographical, philosophical, and sociological writing is also welcome. The section on exile (Erwin Rotermund) offers valuable insights into writers' attitudes to emigration and into the conditions they faced in the various host countries, followed by good survey chapters on
The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies – Brill
Published: Mar 13, 1986
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