German literature in the age of globalisation / edited by Stuart Taberner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taberner, Stuart.

Series:

New Germany in context

The new Germany in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German literature--20th century--History and criticism--Congresses.

German literature.

German literature--21st century--History and criticism--Congresses.

Intellectual life.

Germany--Intellectual life--20th century--Congresses.

Germany.

Germany--Intellectual life--21st century--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 251 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : University of Birmingham Press, [2004]

Summary:

Literary fiction in Germany has long been a medium for contemplation of the 'nation' and questions of national identity. From the mid-1990s, in the wake of heated debates on the future direction of culture, politics and society in a more 'normal', united country, German literature has become increasingly diverse and seemingly disparate - at the one extreme, it represents the attempt to 'reinvent' German traditions, at the other, the unmistakable influence of Anglo-American forms and pop literature. A shared concern of almost all of recent German fiction, however, is the contemporary debate on globalisation, its nature, impact and consequences for 'local culture'. In its engagement with globalisation the literature of the Berlin Republic continues the long-established practice of reflection on what it is to be 'German'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Papers based on a one day workshop, 2002 at the University of Leeds--Acknowledgments.

ISBN:

1902459512

OCLC:

57441464

Publisher Number:

60000397245