The rhetoric of national dissent in Thomas Bernhard, Peter Handke, and Elfriede Jelinek / Matthias Konzett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Konzett, Matthias, 1960-

Series:

Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered)

Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jelinek, Elfriede, 1946-.

Handke, Peter.

Bernhard, Thomas.

Austrian literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Austrian literature.

Political and social views.

Literature and society.

Politics and literature.

Austria--In literature.

Austria.

Politics and literature--Austria.

Literature and society--Austria.

Social problems in literature.

Bernhard, Thomas--Political and social views.

Handke, Peter--Political and social views.

Jelinek, Elfriede, 1946---Political and social views.

Jelinek, Elfriede.

Physical Description:

xii, 164 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY ; Woodbridge, UK : Camden House, 2000.

Summary:

Konzett's study focuses on the new literary strategies with which Handke, Bernhard, and Jelinek engage their readers in critical self-perception. They articulate a unique model of dissent, combining avant-garde and mainstream techniques of writing to expose and attack conventions that block the development of multi-cultural awareness. They question particularly Austria's mono-ethnic and naively accepted national heritage that allows for the unproblematic maintenance of tradition and an apologetic attitude towards the past.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-158) and index.

ISBN:

157113204X

OCLC:

43030723