This book examines the discourse on 'primitive thinking' in early twentieth century Germany. It explores texts from the social sciences, writings on art and language and - most centrally - literary works by Robert Musil, Walter Benjamin, Gottfried Benn and Robert Müller, focusing on three figurations of alterity prominent in European primitivism: indigenous cultures, children, and the mentally ill.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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978-3-11-069509-0 (9783110695090)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Nicola Gess, Universität Basel, Switzerland.
