Christa Wolf's Utopian Vision: From Marxism to Feminism Contributor(s): Kuhn, Anna K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521092957 ISBN-13: 9780521092951 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: This is a book-length chronological study in English of Christa Wolf's works. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 838.914 |
Series: Cambridge Studies in German Cambridge Studies in German |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.83 lbs) 296 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Germany |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is a book-length chronological study in English of Christa Wolf's works. It traces the development and continuity of the writer's major themes and concerns against the backdrop of her constantly evolving relationship to Marxism, and documents the rise of her feminist consciousness. It does not, however, focus only on political and feminist issues, but addresses all facets of Wolf's identity by showing how her works reflect her own self-understanding. Forced by the clash between her vision of a humane socialism and the practice of socialism she observed in the German Democratic Republic to reassess her role as a writer and critic, Wolf broke through to her unique style in The Quest for Christa T., a work initially repudiated in the GDR both for its unorthodox subject matter and for its unconventional form. Since then, Wolf has effectively challenged the restrictions placed on writers in the GDR by writing on topics such as the Nazi past (Patterns of Childhood), Romanticism (No Place on Earth), patriarchal attitudes in the GDR (Cassandra) and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster (St rfall). |