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The female adolescent in exile in works by Irina Odoevtseva, Nina Berberova, Irmgard Keun, and Ilse Tielsch / Xenia Srebrianski Harwell.
Van Pelt Library PN56.5.A35 H37 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harwell, Xenia Srebrianski, 1949-
- Series:
- Studies on themes and motifs in literature ; vol. 57.
- Studies on themes and motifs in literature ; vol. 57
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teenage girls in literature.
- Russian literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- Russian literature.
- German literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- German literature.
- Comparative literature--Russian and German.
- Comparative literature.
- Comparative literature--German and Russian.
- Odoevt͡seva, Irina, 1895-1990. Izolʹda.
- Odoevt͡seva, Irina.
- Berberova, N. (Nina). Mys burʹ.
- Berberova, N.
- Keun, Irmgard, 1905-1982. Kinder aller Länder.
- Keun, Irmgard.
- Tielsch, Ilse, 1929- Heimatsuchen.
- Tielsch, Ilse.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 175 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : P. Lang, [2000]
- Contents:
- Russian Literature: Historical and Literary Contexts of Exile 7
- Irina Odoevtseva 11
- Nina Berberova 12
- German Literature: Historical and Literary Contexts of Exile 13
- Irmgard Keun 18
- Ilse Tielsch 19
- Chapter 2 Irina Odoevtseva's Izol'da: Shifting Identities
- Review of the Literature 21
- Izol'da: Plot Summary 23
- Liza: The Figure Type 24
- Liza: The Recovery of the Past 25
- Liza: Attempt to Integrate into the Present 30
- The Prediction of Catastrophe 36
- Loss and Failure 40
- Chapter 3 Nina Berberova's Mys bur': Rounding the Cape
- Review of the Literature 43
- Mys bur': Plot Summary 44
- Zai: The Figure Type 45
- Border Crossings: Zai's Journey out of Russia 46
- What Zai Brings from Russia 47
- The Challenge of Exile 53
- The Journey Fails 56
- Chapter 4 Irmgard Keun's Kind aller Lander: The Things of Childhood
- Review of the Literature 59
- Kind aller Lander: Plot Summary 61
- Kully: The Figure Type 61
- The Ten-Year Old as Adolescent 62
- Kully: Child's Play 63
- Kully: Identification with Mother 72
- Kully: Cafe Life with Father 75
- Arrested Development 78
- Chapter 5 Ilse Tielsch's Heimatsuchen: Anni Lost and Found
- Review of the Literature 79
- Heimatsuchen: Plot Summary 80
- Anni/Anna: The Figure Type 80
- Anni Lost 81
- Anni Found 84
- Anni's Relationship to Family and Friends 89
- Transition 97
- Chapter 6 Conclusion: Comparative Perspectives
- Interplay of Themes: Adolescence and Exile 99
- The Passage: Separation 101
- The Passage: Transition 102
- The Passage: Incorporation 109
- Exile: Positive or Negative? 112.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [131]-165) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0820449571
- OCLC:
- 42968140
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