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Visions and Visionaries in Contemporary Austrian Literature and Film
Visions and Visionaries is an apt title for this volume of essays on contemporary Austrian literature and film, because this collection offers insightful discussions of a gallery of significant authors and cultural figures. It also investigates important issues of style and genre, and portrays questions of Austrian identity and culture in rich contexts of recent literary and multi-media developments, cross-cultural interactions, and historical forces. This book encompasses relevant trends and notions from the past - especially the complexities of lingering effects of the Nazi era - along with issues of the future - in particular the present and anticipated interactions of culture and cyberspace. The essays are enhanced by poems by Evelyn Schlag and Gerhard Kofler.
Literature in Vienna at the Turn of the Centuries
Insightful essays on the striking resemblances between the Viennese literary/cultural scene in 1900 and 100 years later.This book of new essays by widely-published scholars from the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Austria examines the artistic, social, political, and historical continuities and discontinuities in Viennese literature during the periods around 1900 and 2000. It takes its impetus from the idea that both turns of the century are turning points in the development of Austrian literature and history. The essays show that in both periods literature not only reflects societal conditions and political issues, but also serves to criticize them. Ernst Grabovszki''s introducti...
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First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six volumes of the series.
See You in Frankfurt!
In 1975, Peter Weidhaas was elected as the Director of The Frankfurt Book Fair. It was a surprise choice. Little did he know that he would preside over revolutionary changes in one of the most important cultural expositions in the world. But first he had to answer the question of his own identity. Born in 1938, Weidhaas was forced to confront the horrors of his German past, to live and learn through the tumultuous events on 1968, and finally to find his own place among the leading lights of the literary world. He held the reins at the Frankfurt Book Fair during every major cultural shift of the last quarter of the 20th century: from the explosion of world literature to the collapse of Communism, from the advent of globalization to the triumph of information technology. Through it all, Peter Weidhaas has proven himself to be one of the world s most sensitive bibliophiles and an astute pupil of cultural history.See You In Frankfurt! is the story of how the Frankfurt Book Fair found its soul.
I Am Too Many People
Introduces to an American audience the contemporary Austrian playwright, poet, essayist, political activist, occasional actor, and cultural critic whose plays are translated into 20 languages and political commentaries quoted in magazines and newspaper. Most the 15 essays begin with his dramatic work and delve beneath his sensationalism to explore his obsession with the power of the theatrical image. Assumes no knowledge of German. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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The Art of Resistance
Well before the far-right resurgence that has most recently transformed European politics, Austria’s 1999 parliamentary elections surprised the world with the unexpected success of the Freedom Party of Austria and its charismatic leader, Jörg Haider. The party’s perceived xenophobia, isolationism, and unabashed nationalism in turn inspired a massive protest movement that expressed opposition not only through street protests but also in novels, plays, films, and music. Through careful readings of this varied cultural output, The Art of Resistance traces the aesthetic styles and strategies deployed during this time, providing critical context for understanding modern Austrian history as well as the European protest movements of today.
Justitiabilität und Rechtmäßigkeit
Das Recht ist eine wesentliche Entstehungsbedingung moderner Literatur. Unter diesem Gesichtspunkt ist Literatur als justitiabel, als Gegenstand der Gerichte und des Rechts zu begreifen. Die Literaturgeschichte ist demnach auch entlang von Verrechtlichungsprozessen zu beschreiben: Die Zensur, das Urheberrecht und das Persönlichkeitsrecht sind dabei nur drei Beispiele aus einer Vielzahl rechtlicher Bestimmungen, die prägenden und nachhaltigen Einfluss auf die Entstehung und Wirkung von Literatur haben. Im vorliegenden Sammelband gehen Literatur- und Filmwissenschaftler ebenso wie Juristen diesem komplexen Verhältnis nach: In 15 Fallanalysen zur deutschsprachigen Literatur von der Aufklärung bis zur Gegenwart sowie zum Film und zum Comic stellen sie besonders markante und aufschlussreiche Beispiele für das wechselseitige Bedingungsverhältnis von Literatur und Recht dar. Dabei wird vielfältig erkennbar, dass und wie Literatur in das juristische Gebiet hineinwirkt und dass der juristische Rahmen unabdingbar zum Verständnis literarischer Texte und literatursoziologischer Prozesse ist.
