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Im Bann der Utopie. Ernst Blochs Hoffnungsphilosophie in der DDR-Literatur by Verena Kirchner (review)

Im Bann der Utopie. Ernst Blochs Hoffnungsphilosophie in der DDR-Literatur by Verena Kirchner... Science does break new ground for debate and discussion within the utopian scholarly discourse and, hence, it is worth the read. It does strike the right notes, and it ignites passionate engagement. I believe that the stimulating nature of the book makes it a valuable addition to any utopian literary critic’s library. Note 1. For additional discussion on the definition of utopia, see Lyman Sargent, “Utopia— The Problem of Definition,” Extrapolation 16, no. 2 (May 1, 1975): 137; Ruth Levitas, The ­ oncept of Utopia (Oxford: Peter Lang International Academic, 2011); James Davis, Utopia and the Ideal Society: A Study of English Utopian Writing 1516–1700 (Cambridge: Cambridge ­ niversity Press, 1983); and Roland Schaer, Gregory Claeys, and Lyman Sargent, eds., Utopia: The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001). Verena Kirchner. Im Bann der Utopie. Ernst Blochs Hoffnungsphilosophie in der DDR-Literatur. Beiträge zur neueren Literaturgeschichte. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, 2002. 272 pp. Paperback, €36.00, isbn 3-8253-1305-0 Reviewed by Sonja Fritzsche, Michigan State University Unlike the man, Ernst Bloch’s philosophy of hope continued to influence select East German cultural intellectuals significantly long after his departure in 1961. Bloch himself left for West http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Utopian Studies Penn State University Press

Im Bann der Utopie. Ernst Blochs Hoffnungsphilosophie in der DDR-Literatur by Verena Kirchner (review)

Utopian Studies , Volume 28 (2) – Jul 19, 2017

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Science does break new ground for debate and discussion within the utopian scholarly discourse and, hence, it is worth the read. It does strike the right notes, and it ignites passionate engagement. I believe that the stimulating nature of the book makes it a valuable addition to any utopian literary critic’s library. Note 1. For additional discussion on the definition of utopia, see Lyman Sargent, “Utopia— The Problem of Definition,” Extrapolation 16, no. 2 (May 1, 1975): 137; Ruth Levitas, The ­ oncept of Utopia (Oxford: Peter Lang International Academic, 2011); James Davis, Utopia and the Ideal Society: A Study of English Utopian Writing 1516–1700 (Cambridge: Cambridge ­ niversity Press, 1983); and Roland Schaer, Gregory Claeys, and Lyman Sargent, eds., Utopia: The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001). Verena Kirchner. Im Bann der Utopie. Ernst Blochs Hoffnungsphilosophie in der DDR-Literatur. Beiträge zur neueren Literaturgeschichte. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, 2002. 272 pp. Paperback, €36.00, isbn 3-8253-1305-0 Reviewed by Sonja Fritzsche, Michigan State University Unlike the man, Ernst Bloch’s philosophy of hope continued to influence select East German cultural intellectuals significantly long after his departure in 1961. Bloch himself left for West

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