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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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