Pushing at boundaries : [approaches to contemporary German women writers from Karen Duve to Jenny Erpenbeck] / / edited by Heike Bartel & Elizabeth Boa.
Pushing at Boundaries presents approaches to women writers who have recently had a big impact in shaping the contemporary literary field in Germany. The opening chapters offer the first extensive consideration of Karen Duve's work, including an excerpt from her latest novel, the romance parody...
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| Superior document: | German monitor, no. 64 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | German monitor ;
no. 64. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Notes: | "Most of the essays in this volume originated as papers for a symposium on the work of Karen Duve and other recent German women writers held in May 2004 at the University of Nottingham ..."--P. [3]. |
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| Summary: | Pushing at Boundaries presents approaches to women writers who have recently had a big impact in shaping the contemporary literary field in Germany. The opening chapters offer the first extensive consideration of Karen Duve's work, including an excerpt from her latest novel, the romance parody Die entführte Prinzessin, a fascinating commentary by her translator Anthea Bell, and essays on her acclaimed novel Regenroman, her subversive take on West German youth culture in the 1980's in Dies ist kein Liebeslied, and explorations of the witty echoes of fairy tales and myths in all her novels and... |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9401203261 1429456310 |
| ISSN: | 0144-6355 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Heike Bartel & Elizabeth Boa. |