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A Collection of Damages: Critiquing the Violence of the Air War

A Collection of Damages: Critiquing the Violence of the Air War W. G. Sebald's literary essay Luftkrieg und Literatur and Jörg Friedrich's historical work Der Brand have recently renewed debate about the aerial bombing of Germany and about Germany's sense of victimisation. This essay explores the merits and pitfalls of this discussion as it appears in work by Sebald, Friedrich, and the novelist Gert Ledig. It explores their work in light of Walter Benjamin's “Critique of Violence”, aiming to explain how the recent discussion contributes to Benjamin's critical project. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Forum for Modern Language Studies Oxford University Press

A Collection of Damages: Critiquing the Violence of the Air War

Forum for Modern Language Studies , Volume 41 (3) – Jul 1, 2005

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Oxford University Press
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Forum for Modern Language Studies Vol. 41 No. 3 © The Author (2005). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0015-8518
eISSN
1471-6860
DOI
10.1093/fmls/cqi023
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Abstract

W. G. Sebald's literary essay Luftkrieg und Literatur and Jörg Friedrich's historical work Der Brand have recently renewed debate about the aerial bombing of Germany and about Germany's sense of victimisation. This essay explores the merits and pitfalls of this discussion as it appears in work by Sebald, Friedrich, and the novelist Gert Ledig. It explores their work in light of Walter Benjamin's “Critique of Violence”, aiming to explain how the recent discussion contributes to Benjamin's critical project.

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Forum for Modern Language StudiesOxford University Press

Published: Jul 1, 2005

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