| Bonds and Bondage: Daughter-Father Relationships in the Father Memoirs of German-Speaking Women Writers of the 1970s Contributor(s): Brown, Peter D. G. (Editor), Moffit, Gisela (Author) |
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ISBN: 082042014X ISBN-13: 9780820420141 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $71.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Psychology | Applied Psychology - Psychology | Interpersonal Relations |
| Dewey: 838.914 |
| LCCN: 92035430 |
| Series: Studies in Modern German Literature |
| Physical Information: 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book analyzes daughter-father relationships in five father books written by daughters in the late 1970s: Elisabeth Plessen's "Mitteilung an den Adel," Ruth Rehmann's "Der Mann auf der Kanzel," Brigitte Schwaiger's "Lange Abwesenheit," Schutting's "Der Vater," and Barbara Bronnen's "Die Tochter." Moffit investigates each daughter's relationship to her father on three separate levels: on the personel level within the context of family dynamics, on the metaphorical level of gendered socialization in a patriarchical society, and on the socio-political level of the father's involvement in National Socialism. Although these daughter memoirs deal with personal family stories, they are considered collective autobiographies that uncover larger cultural patterns in German-speaking countries and thus represent a counterpart to official history. |