Between National Fantasies and Regional Realities

Between National Fantasies and Regional Realities
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Publisher : Peter Lang
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 3039109391
ISBN-13 : 9783039109395
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Book Synopsis Between National Fantasies and Regional Realities by : Arne Koch

Download or read book Between National Fantasies and Regional Realities written by Arne Koch and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its popularity during the nineteenth century, regional literature has often been overlooked with regard to its role in the development of German national consciousness. By exploring various illustrations of geographic-historical landscapes in texts written before the 1848 revolutions and after the 1871 unification, this book investigates the vital polyphony generated by unique regional voices throughout the age of nationalism. Close readings of texts by Berthold Auerbach, Theodor Storm, Wilhelm Raabe, Fritz Reuter, Theodor Fontane, Gottfried Keller, and Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach examine recognizable and unfamiliar regions. Although this study concentrates on provincial writings, literary regionalism's fictionality and simultaneous referentiality raise broader questions for the programmatic aesthetics of Poetic Realism and for inquiries into identity formation.


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