The Ends of Satire
Legacies of Satire in Postwar German Writing
1st Edition
Published on 8. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
VII, 231 pages
978-3-11-065170-6 (ISBN)
Description
How are we to think of satire if it has ceased to exist as a discrete genre? This study proposes a novel solution, understanding the satiric in the postwar era as a set of writing practices: figures of inversion, myth-making, and citation. By showing how writers and theorists alike deploy these devices in new contexts, this book reexamines the link between German postwar writing and the history of satire, and between literature and theory.
Reviews / Votes
"Admirably structured, genorously researched, and written in sophisticated prose, The Ends of Satire is highly recommended reading for those interested in analyses of selected works by prominent authors like Elfriede Jelinek, Thomas Bernhard, and Thomas Meinecke. lt is further recommended to those invested in thought-provoking explomtions of intertextuality, authorship, and the meaning of writing and reading. For those specifically interested in what happened to "satire after satire" (207), it is quite simply a must."Lars Richter in: Seminar LIII, 416-418
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-11-065170-6 (9783110651706)
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