
Space in Theodor Fontane's Works. Theme and Poetic Function
Theme and Poetic Function
Michael James White(Author)
Modern Humanities Research Association (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. May 2012
Book
Hardback
198 pages
978-1-907322-29-7 (ISBN)
Description
The novels of Theodor Fontane (1819-1898), Germany's most important Realist, have long been appreciated for the symbolism of their represented worlds. In this study, Michael White examines the significance of space and spatial experience across Fontane's oeuvre, providing analyses of non-fiction prose and less well-known novels, alongside major works and poetry. The study reveals not only a complex and varied spatial symbolism, but also that space itself is a thematic concern in Fontane's writing. His texts portray human beings' relationships with their worlds, and how and to what end they invest their environment with meaning. Fontane's novels and travel writings emerge as profoundly reflexive discourses on art and its function for the individual.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907322-29-7 (9781907322297)
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Michael J. White completed his PhD at St Andrews and now teaches German at the Institut de la formation des maîtres, Université d'Artois.