Sadness and Melancholy in German-language Literature and Culture

Sadness and Melancholy in German-language Literature and Culture
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Publisher : Camden House
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781571135285
ISBN-13 : 1571135286
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Book Synopsis Sadness and Melancholy in German-language Literature and Culture by : Mary Cosgrove

Download or read book Sadness and Melancholy in German-language Literature and Culture written by Mary Cosgrove and published by Camden House. This book was released on 2012 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on "Sadness and Melancholy in German-language Literature and Culture," volume 6 investigates the often subversive function and meaning of sadness and melancholy in German-language literature and culture from the seventeenth century to the present where, arguably, it has fallen from the heights of melancholy genius and artistic creativity of earlier epochs to become the embarrassing other of a Western civilization that prizes happiness as the mark of successful modern living. Interrogating the distinction between sadness as an anthropological constant and melancholy as a shifting cultural discourse, the contributions explore how different authors use established literary and cultural topoi from melancholy discourses to comment on topics as diverse as war, religion, gender inequality, and modernity. As well as essays on canonical figures including Goethe and Thomas Mann, the volume features studies of sadness in lesser-known writers such as Betty Paoli and Julia Schoch. -- From publisher's website.


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