Gudrun Pausewang in Context: Socially Critical 'Jugendliteratur', Gudrun Pausewang and the Search for Utopia Contributor(s): Tebbutt, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631478453 ISBN-13: 9783631478455 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $77.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1994 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German |
Dewey: 833.914 |
LCCN: 95105420 |
Series: Europaische Hochschulschriften. Reihe I, Deutsche Sprache Un |
Physical Information: 282 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The historical development of German socially critical 'Jugendliteratur' is outlined, in order to put the work of Pausewang, one of its leading contemporary exponents, into context. A review of her life and the reception of her literary work precede the analysis of her work against its social, political and literary background. The theme of utopia and the relationship between language and ideology form the framework for the evaluation of Pausewang's work, focussing on two main thematic areas, firstly Latin America, poverty and 'Alteritat', secondly war, peace and the environment. A correlation is evident between the use of dystopian images, as in "Die Wolke," and the degree to which narrative techniques can be seen as interrogative." |